Valve Releases SteamOS 3.8.25 Beta, Fixes Wake and Audio Issues, Adds MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ Support
Valve has released the SteamOS 3.8.25 beta update, fixing an issue where Steam consoles would automatically wake after shutdown and a rare CPU performance degradation after sleep. The update also resolves HDMI audio disconnections with certain games and TVs, improves hot-plug detection, and adds a low-latency Bluetooth audio codec option. Third-party handheld support has been expanded to include the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+, Konkr FIT, and AYANEO Pocket S2, with updated OneXPlayer Apex controller compatibility.
Valve has officially released the SteamOS 3.8.25 beta update, fixing a fault where Steam consoles would automatically wake after shutdown. The patch notes confirm that the issue of the system occasionally waking immediately after entering sleep has been resolved, along with a rare problem where CPU performance degraded after waking from sleep and required a restart to recover. The update also fixes HDMI audio disconnections when certain games are used with specific televisions, improves the reliability of HDMI hot-plug detection, and adds a low-latency audio encoding option for Bluetooth devices.
For Valve's full range of hardware, the update fixes HDMI display anomalies, Wi-Fi connection stuttering, and SteamOS update installation failures.
On third-party hardware support, the SteamOS 3.8.25 beta improves support for MSI Claw, OneXPlayer, and devices equipped with external Wi-Fi adapters or no Wi-Fi adapter, fixes a bug where input was unresponsive when third-party handhelds were held, adds controller support for the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+, Konkr FIT, and AYANEO Pocket S2, and updates the OneXPlayer Apex controller adaptation for compatibility with new firmware.
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