Memory UNLOCKED! New milestone for Steam Deck OLED!

An unofficial 32GB RAM upgrade for the Steam Deck OLED is finally possible, and the modder who created it is now offering this as a paid service.

Sources
@SlickBuysModsandRepairs Steam Deck OLED 32GB RAM Upgrade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qvP_lOP48M
Steam Deck Beta Client Update: August 4th https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/529853754800867401
@gamingonlinux Steam’s Performance Monitor now supports showing CPU temperature https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/steams-performance-monitor-now-supports-showing-cpu-temperature/
Billbil-kun: ROG Xbox Ally X launches 16 October 2025 in Europe, pre-orders starts 20 August https://www.resetera.com/threads/billbil-kun-rog-xbox-ally-x-launches-16-october-2025-in-europe-pre-orders-starts-20-august.1264629/
NXE Theme https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/1mj9gh8/after_4_months_of_tweaks_this_is_it_i-cant-get/
Gabe Newell working on Aerosol Pathogen Detection https://www.reddit.com/r/valve/comments/1mka338/gabe_newell_working_on_aerosol-pathogen-detection/
Heretic & Hexen get a definitive re-release with new content from id Software and Nightdive Studios https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/heretic-hexen-get-a-definitive-re-release-with-new-content-from-id-software-and-nightdive-studios/
Nightdive Studios wants to start remastering games from the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles https://gbatemp.net/threads/nightdive-studios-wants-to-start-remastering-games-from-the-xbox-360-and-playstation-3-consoles.669540/
Terminator 2D No Fate – New Gameplay and difficulty level details https://www.resetera.com/threads/terminator-2d-no-fate-new-gameplay-and-difficulty-level-details.1264626/
DF Direct Special: Digital Foundry Leaves IGN, Now Fully Independent – So What Happens Next? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl7bIJ2yu4I
Deep Rock Galactic publisher’s brand new roguelike is free right now, and it’s amazing on Steam Deck https://www.videogamer.com/news/deep-rock-galactic-publishers-brand-new-roguelike-is-free-right-now-and-its-amazing-on-steam-deck/
Static Dread: Papers, Please meets Lovecraft, out now on Steam https://www.resetera.com/threads/static-dread-papers-please-meets-lovecraft-out-now-on-steam.1264392/
Itch.io allegedly not paying a developer for over three months (Anego Studios, Vintage Story) https://www.resetera.com/threads/itch-io-allegedly-not-paying-a-developer-for-over-three-months-anego-studios-vintage-story.1264065/
Following Valnet’s purchase of Polygon, there’s a battle to keep vital pieces of games journalism online https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/following-valnets-purchase-of-polygon-theres-a-battle-to-keep-vital-pieces-of-games-journalism-online
Mario Kart 64’s unofficial Dreamcast port is out now https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/mario-kart-64s-unofficial-dreamcast-port-is-out-now
Ninja Gaiden 4 hands-on preview https://www.resetera.com/threads/ninja-gaiden-4-hands-on-preview.1265208/
A Portal dating sim? Yep, Aperture Dating Simulator is set to release on August 28 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/a-portal-dating-sim-yep-aperture-dating-simulator-is-set-to-release-on-august-28/
Battlefield 6 open beta hits 450k CCU on Steam https://www.resetera.com/threads/battlefield-6-open-beta-hits-450k-ccu-on-steam.1266288/
EA’s new anti-cheat software (Battlefield 6’s Javelin) prevented 300,000 cheat attempts in 2 days of the beta https://www.resetera.com/threads/eas-new-anti-cheat-software-battlefield-6s-javelin-prevented-300-000-cheat-attempts-in-2-days-of-the-beta.1266111/
The first gaming benchmarks for AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme show memory bandwidth is hobbling the full potential the new handheld chip https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/the-first-gaming-benchmarks-for-amds-ryzen-z2-extreme-show-memory-bandwidth-is-hobbling-the-full-potential-the-new-handheld-chip/
@ETAPRIME Ryzen Z2 Extreme vs Z1 Extreme Hands On Testing With SHOCKING Results! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku8gm6vXrQs
New Windows Gaming Handheld Code Samples Released https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/games/articles/2025/07/windows-gaming-handheld-code-samples/

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00:00 32GB!
04:05 Deck Update – Filter Private Games
04:52 Deck Update – CPU Temp
05:26 Steam Deck “Exclusive”.
06:45 Xbox ROG Ally X
07:34 Windows OS APIs for Handhelds
08:31 Z2E Benchmarks.
10:19 Steam Deck NXE Theme.
10:52 GabeN’s New Device.
11:48 DF Goes Independent.
12:37 Polygon Removing History.
13:10 Itch.io Allegations.
13:38 Battlefield 6 Beta.
14:17 Ninja Gaiden 4.
14:41 Heretic + Hexen
15:13 Terminator 2D – No Fate.
15:34 Guntouchables.
15:56 Static Dread.
16:16 MK64 on Dreamcast.
16:32 Aperture Dating Sim.