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New World won't launch in Big Picture Mode

steamopen Big Picture3rd party gameDistro Family: FedoraProton
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#12267 · opened 2025-08-14 by PapaLeech · updated 2025-08-14 · 0 comments · github
PPapaLeech 2025-08-14 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): 1751405894
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Nobara 42
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] no
  • Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] Yes
  • Steam Logs: [generate by running this command in a terminal tar -zcvf ~/Desktop/steam-logs.tar.gz ~/.steam/steam/logs] Do I need to update them all?
  • GPU: Nvidia/Intel/AMD Nvidia

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

New World works when in Nobara in Desktop Mode without compatibility mode being enabled, but doesn't work when in Steam Big Picture Mode
Describe what you expected should happen and what did happen. Please link any large code pastes as a Github Gist

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Switch to Big Picture mode
  2. Launch New World
  3. Compatibility mode not enabled

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