Basically, this technology allows you to upscale any old game. This is what FSR enables on the entire Steam Deck system, where any game can be scaled from a resolution lower than the native resolution of the screen. Secondly, Steam OS uses a technology called Gamescopewhich only works with AMD GPUs. Being an Arch Linux based system, you will need to pass the ‘sudo pacman -Sy’ command from time to time.

In HoloISO they have not been able to replicate that partition system, so it is time update the system by hand. The update is downloaded to partition B, it is verified and then it is installed on partition A to prevent data from being corrupted or installing unsigned software on the console. The console is divided into two partitions.

On the Deck, the system works exactly the same as it does on a console like the PlayStation 5 or Nintendo Switch. The first big difference between HoloISO and Steam OS are the updates. For the same reason, we believe that it is a system that today you will only be able to use if you have enough knowledge messing with systems and entering lines of code. To achieve its goal, HoloISO has had to dodge quite a few problems.

The version is called HoloISO and has some quirks. After a few months of work, they have succeeded. However, the Steam OS subreddit thought of other plans: modify the system so that it can be installed on any standard PC. With those files, console users can factory reset their device should they need to. A couple of months ago, specifically at the beginning of March, Valve published the steam deck recovery image.

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