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Valve rejects Junk Store, won’t allow Steam Deck plugins after all.

Last week I asked: “Will Valve really sell a Steam Deck plugin that helps bring Epic Games to the handheld?”

Turns out the answer is no. As far as I’m aware, Junk Store will still be available to sideload through Decky Loader, though.

“Steam does not officially support applications that modify the Steam client code... as they have the potential to be harmful.”
“Steam does not officially support applications that modify the Steam client code... as they have the potential to be harmful.”
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