Nuked Hey there, tech lovers! Nuked here, and I’m excited to bring you the news that the Steam Deck now supports game transfers from PCs.
This feature, which comes bundled with the Steam Deck beta update released last week, makes it possible to copy installed games from your PC to the Steam Deck without having to re-download them over the internet. This should help reduce the amount of internet data you use, especially if you’re frequently redownloading large games.
To gain access to the feature, you first have to enable Steam’s beta on both the Steam Deck and the Steam client on your PC. From there, select the game you want to install on your Steam Deck, and Steam will automatically check to see if any PC on your network already has the game. If it finds one, Steam will begin the game transfer process.
It’s worth noting that this feature also applies to PCs on the same network as well, so you’re free to transfer already-installed Steam games to your PC from any other PCs in your household. You can also adjust settings that dictate which PCs your Steam Deck (or PC) can download from.
Unfortunately, Steam doesn’t support game transfers originating from the Steam Deck or PCs in Big Picture mode just yet. But I’m still excited that this feature is available now – it’s great for anyone trying to stay below their internet data cap for the month.
