A Microsoft published a support article and a Reddit post explaining how to play games from the Xbox in the cloud (with a valid subscription to the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate) in the Steam Deck. The process involves installing the Linux version of the Edge browser on your Linux desktop and then adding a shortcut to Edge in the Steam interface. Microsoft has even created some artwork that you can add to the shortcut to better match your Steam games. You You can check it out here.
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We worked closely with our friends at Valve to support #Xcloud # Xbox Game Pass through Microsoft Edge on the Steam Deck. https://t.co/NIuHCJtXMR pic.twitter.com/Jr4JPQSbFC
— Catherine Gluckstein (@CJGluckstein) March 18, 2022
Installing Edge outside of Steam and creating your own shortcut is a bit of a hassle, but perhaps in the future, Microsoft will release Edge on Steam to make it easier to install on the Steam Deck. Xbox Cloud Gaming also works well on the Windows 10 installed on the Steam Deck using the system drivers that Valve recently released.
Microsoft has been rapidly expanding Xbox Cloud Gaming to other platforms. The feature arrived on the Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One consoles in November, giving players the ability to quickly try out Xbox games without downloading them to the console itself. There are also some Xbox games available exclusively through Cloud Gaming or on the latest Xbox Series X/S, such as the Microsoft Flight Simulator.
