the lock screen isnt a login screen the difference is that a login screen will start your desktop when you see it the desktop isnt running yet a lockscreen is from the running desktop
after the latest update return to gaming mode just logouts and logins. And I have to enter my password after every restart. Which is only way to switch gaming mode...
there is no login screen after I press return to gaming mode steam closes than it waits a while there were logout count down before the update it is gone too. Than it just freezes to black screen and back to desktop mode again
So from what I understand is Bazzite carries over the latest updates from SteamOS, of course Bazzite does have a newer kernel version but I do wonder since I'm rolled-back to 20240714 it might be feasible to do the upgrade.