[STEAM] Valve has finally delivered my most-wanted Steam Deck feature three years late, and here's how it works

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It has only taken three years, but Valve has finally added one of the most-requested features for the Steam Deck: display-off downloads. No longer will you have to wait for downloads to complete with the screen glaring away; instead, you can set the device to a low-power state that just takes care of downloads while your Deck is otherwise idle.

This change is just one more step in making the

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a true console-like machine. It's already the

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thanks to just how well its Linux-based SteamOS operating system works, but display-off downloads helps set it further apart from many of its Windows-based rivals. Not only is this just a slick, convenient system, but it should help with battery life, as you'll no longer need to have the device up and running while downloading a game.

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