This feels weird to know[1] and hard to understand.
Steam OS is based on KDE, which, while originally made for PCs, lets all network activity work, with the screen off.
You can even set a shortcut key to turn off the screen, which will then turn back on, if you move the mouse or press a keyboard key.
Steam on Desktop lets you work with the screen off.
???
Steam’s mode made for a device that has to tax the battery to keep the screen on, then goes ahead and removes the ability.
What big problem happened that they had to remove it, only to add it separately after years?
This feels weird to know[1] and hard to understand.
What big problem happened that they had to remove it, only to add it separately after years?
I don’t have a Steam deck ↩︎