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Steam Deck - Remote Play with external display - Unexpected stream resolution

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#12443 · opened 2025-11-13 by cacraig · updated 2026-01-20 · 2 comments · github
Ccacraig 2025-11-13 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version: 1762805486
  • SteamOS version: 3.7.17
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
  • Opted into SteamOS beta?: Yes
  • Have you checked for updates in Settings > System?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

When connecting to a remote PC via Steam Remote Play, host streaming resolution is always capped at the Steam Deck's screen's native 800p resolution.

For example, If I connect an external display (in my case, my Xreal one pro glasses) which is 1080p, then select Remote play, instead of getting a 1080p stream I get an 800p stream.

Host setting "Change desktop resolution to match streaming client" is enabled.

Things I've tried:

Setting Settings -> Display -> Maximum Game Resolution to 1920x1080. (Also tried Native, and Default)
Setting game specific settings on the Steam deck - Game Resolution -> 1920x1080.

Host settings:

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. On Steam Deck -> Connect external display
  2. Attempt to remote play from another PC.
  3. Notice that the stream resolution is 1280x800, and not the external display's resolution.
Ccacraig 2025-11-13 github

Just adding some information - I've tested a few games, and sometimes you can force a higher resolution by changing it in the game after starting a stream. However, this requires fiddling with the enabling / disabling full screen or windowed mode. Although, with a game like "Hades 2" this is not an option (can't change to a resolution greater than 800p).

RRumik 2026-01-20 github

There should be a "Native" option for the Resolution Limit in Steam Deck Remote Play client options, so the requested stream resolution matches the in-use display.

Nothing extracted yet.