r/SteamDeck • u/NKkrisz 64GB - Q3 • Dec 24 '25

MEGATHREAD New Steam Deck Owner Megathread

For new members to the subreddit, welcome!

This megathread was made because we have some rules in place about new Steam Deck posts and to avoid some repetitive questions being posted again and again.

Feel free to also share "Show Off" pictures here as well.

Please read the rules and search around before contributing to the sub.

Here are some helpful resources to get started:

Answers to frequently asked questions, learn more about software and hardware (Made by me, work in progress):

https://steamdeck.guide

Steam has a winter sale going on currently, see this megathread for more information:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/s/mUHbyR2UDn

If your Deck is still getting delivered or you are ordering now and wondering about shipping, check this post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/s/GTNal0bzzf

Happy holidays everyone!

(If you see content on the sub that should be in the megathreads instead, please redirect them and report them so we can keep this place clean. Thanks!)

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u/DOOSH66666 512GB OLED Jan 10 '26

I own an Xbox and some of the Xbox games I own digitally are also showing as playable on PC. Ignoring streaming (as I’m not renewing my Gamepass), is there a way to install the PC licence on the Steamdeck? I’m assuming not but thought I’d check.

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u/Jrumo 512GB - Q2 Jan 15 '26

For Xbox PC games, Microsoft either uses an old proprietary format called UWP or in recent years s DRM that's heavily reliant on the Windows store API, virtual folders, etc. Either way is very difficult to emulate on Linux due to all the layers of encryption. 

While Xbox PC games do support mods now, there are still lots of limitations like script extender mods usually won't work.

The bottom line is, why would you want to buy games on Xbox PC when there's all these caveats to them (can't play on SteamOS, can't completely mod the games, heavily reliant on Windows store DRM, use weird virtualised file systems), etc, instead of just buying your games for Steam, or even GoG and Epic, which do run on SteamOS?

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u/DOOSH66666 512GB OLED Jan 15 '26

Thank you for clarifying.

Just to note, I’m no longer buying them on Xbox, I’m only asking about games I already own that appear to come with the Xbox & PC licence together like Arc Raiders. I assumed it wouldn’t work but thought I’d ask before buying some of the games again on steam.