Steam Deck is (finally) coming to Australia

This week, Moraroy, creator of NonSteamLaunchers had his plugin removed from DeckyLoader. We’ll investigate. Plus, the Steam Deck is rolling out in Australia. And California’s new law AB2426 is already making changes on Steam and GOG!

*Links & Resources*
❯ Steam Deck in Australia: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/steam-deck-officially-comes-to-australia-in-november/
❯ Steam Deck in Australia: https://www.ign.com/articles/steam-deck-will-begin-officially-shipping-to-australia-next-month
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❯ California’s new AB 2426 has already affected Steam: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/steam-purchases-now-clearly-state-youre-just-getting-a-license-not-ownership/
❯ NonSteamLaunchers/DeckyLoader details: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/nonsteamlaunchers-gets-booted-from-steam-deck-plugin-store-decky-loader/

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— Chapters —
00:00 It’s Steam Deck News Time
00:18 Steam Deck coming to Australia
02:30 Steam updates their checkout page
06:34 The Non-Steam Launchers drama

About Gardiner Bryant: A native Maine resident, Gardiner (yes, that’s his first name) is an enthusiastic Linux evangelist, a believer in the efficacy and superiority of the Free and Open Source way, and President of Heavy Element. Heavy Element offers web design, media production, and YouTube consulting services to individuals and companies in Maine and beyond.

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