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With the recent updates in stable, the reverse is also possible, you can run the gaming mode (big picture mode) in desktop mode. Not all features will work, but you do get most of the convenience of gaming mode navigation, with the capabilities of the desktop mode in the background.
My understanding is that game mode and big picture more aren’t the same thing. Game mode is running Wayland and Gamescope, allowing you to get much better performance compared to desktop mode, which is still using Xorg with KDE.
Correct, proper game mode is a Wayland session running steam big picture mode with exclusive special features baked in. That's why I said you don't get all the features, but you do get a mostly similar UI experience.