Xbox Cloud Gaming in Microsoft Edge with Steam Deck

If you’ve already set up Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) and would like to add the Microsoft Edge browser to Gaming Mode, good news: you’ve already done most of the work, and what you do need to do will look very familiar! Here it is:

1. Steam Desktop , selectApplication Launcher> Internet, then right-click on Microsoft Edge  selectAdd Steam.

2.  Add a Game window, scroll to find Microsoft Edge, check the box next to it, and select Add Selected Programs.

3. Open Steam by selecting the Steam icon on the desktop.

4. Select the Library tab, navigate to Microsoft Edge in the list, and then right-click it  selectProperties.

5. ScrollLAUNCH OPTIONS and append the following (after @@u @@):

   –window – size=1024,640 –force – device – scale – factor=1.25 –device – scale – factor=1.25

   Close this window when you are done.

Adding custom artwork shortcut

Adding custom artwork is the same process as before. Just in case you didn’t do it with your Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) setup, though, we’ll give you the whole walkthrough here:

1. Download supplied artwork . art Xbox Cloud Gaming Microsoft Edge   browser . We is going going Microsoft Edge Beta   files :

   • Microsoft_Edge_Beta_Banner_Animated.png

   • Microsoft_Edge_Beta_Capsule.png

   • Microsoft_Edge_Beta_Icon.png

   Note: You can use a USB thumb drive to copy the files on to your Steam Deck, via Desktop mode.  One place to store the files is in the “Documents” folder. 

2. In Desktop Mode on your Steam Deck, launch Steam, navigate to Microsoft Edge  Library, right-click it, and select Properties.

3. Add the icon: Select blank square left shortcut , navigate location saved artwork , selectMicrosoft_Edge_Beta_Icon.png. Close .

4. Add the banner:Select the game in the Library, right click blank area titlePLAY button, and select Set Custom Background. Navigate to your artwork and select Microsoft_Edge_Beta_Banner_Animated.png.

5. Apply the capsule: In several of the Steam Library views you will see a “blank” Microsoft Edge  rectangle like following :

   Right-click it, and select Manage > Set custom artwork. Navigate to your artwork and select Microsoft_Edge_Beta_Capsule.png.

6. Update RECENT GAMES: Once you have used the shortcut and launched Microsoft Edge at least once, it will appear in the RECENT GAMES section (again, within the desktop Steam client) with a blank background. Just as before, right-click, select Manage > Set custom artwork, navigate to your artwork and select Microsoft_Edge_Beta_Capsule.png.

   Tip :  An easy way to make this happen is to launch it within the Steam desktop client, move your mouse cursor to the upper left corner to present your windows, and close the Microsoft Edge window from there. At that point it should be in RECENT GAMES.

At this point your Microsoft Edge  shortcut ready !   You is return return Gaming Mode icon desktop .