I figured that’s the perfect stress test for how viable cloud gaming is on my Steam Deck. My son raved about how funny High on Life is and the graphics look great. Despite those doubts, I really wanted to add Game Pass to the list of subscription services I play on my Steam Deck. Upgrading to Game Pass ultimate to even try all this out is only an additional $5 per month, but I had doubts about cloud gaming. Testing Xbox Cloud Gaming on my Steam Deck High on Life On Deck via Cloud Gaming Once everything is setup properly, it opens in game mode without issue and controls just work for navigation. It’s a pain to get out of, especially if the controls are not set properly. Just don’t open the shortcut after this in desktop mode. Later on, adding the launch commands to the Edge shortcut in Steam is best done in desktop mode. If moving the left joystick does help you get around, then you know you screwed that step up too. I screwed it up the first time around and navigating around the Cloud Gaming page was a nightmare in game mode. Remember the touch pad presses act as mouse buttons and Steam button + X brings up the virtual keyboard. I’d suggest opening the page on the Steam Deck desktop to copy/paste directly. When I viewed the instructions, the flatpak command word wrapped and spaces are the killer of commands. I wish they worked with Valve on a more user friendly way, but at least this whole ordeal is a one time setup. There are console and launch commands to properly setup the controls and view window.

Microsoft provides detailed instructions on the full setup, but I have suggestions to avoid the mistakes I made. For one, it requires upgrading to Game Pass ultimate, part of why I waited this long. Too bad it’s not as easy as installing and adding to Steam. The best option right now is to setup the Microsoft Edge browser on Steam Deck as a Non-Steam game. Unfortunately, there’s no current way to install Game Pass games directly onto the Steam Deck without installing Windows. Setting up Game Pass on Steam Deck It works Microsoft was nice enough to provide a detailed article on how to setup, but I have suggestions. It’s not the easiest first time setup, but I’m impressed how well it works when it does. I’ve played plenty of Game Pass over the past year, but not on my Steam Deck, until now.

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