Valve have released SteamOS 3.7.0 Preview, which they noted has the beginnings of support for non-Steam Deck handhelds! So we're closing in on the previously announced Beta for more handhelds. Although this release is still just for Steam Deck.
  • Orangedrops@feddit.ukEnglish
    6·
    14 hours ago

    I genuinely can’t wait for the day I can finally drop Windows altogether and boot directly in to steam os on my gaming pc’s / laptops and handhelds.

    Windows becomes more of a bloated mess every update. Literally the only thing I use it for these days is launch games.

    Bring it on Steam !

    • cmrss2@aussie.zoneEnglish
      8·
      14 hours ago

      I think that if you’re looking for a Linux distribution that is as polished as the Steam Deck, then SteamOS on desktop might not be the right play. SteamOS will probably (rightfully) be developed solely for handheld, low-power devices, and won’t work unless you’re using the specific APUs that they’ll include drivers for.

      If that sort of streamlined experience interests you, Bazzite has very similar goals to SteamOS (good OOTB gaming experience, safe updates etc.), except that they also target wide hardware compatibility. Other gaming distros exist, but I’m probably just not aware of them.

      • Orangedrops@feddit.ukEnglish
        1·
        11 hours ago

        Thanks for this!

        Out of interest, how is the driver support for Nvidia cards? This is the thing that has always put me off bailing on Windows for games.

    • AllPintsNorth@lemm.eeEnglish
      5·
      13 hours ago

      You can… currently.

      I’m running bazzite on both my handheld and my PC…

      Other than a mild annoyance at having to manually changing the resolution on my PC to get remote play to work properly, it’s been great.

    • coke38@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      14 hours ago

      You can still drop windows and boot to KDE (the desktop is based on it for the steam deck) :)