SteamOS now runs on every AMD handheld, and Valve didn't even make a big deal about it
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Steam HardwareThe os build on Linux with generally great and support, niw supports this wow.
I see this mostly as pre-work for supporting the Steam machine. But nevertheless it is a Big Deal for the Handheld Market because now SteamOS now becomes an even better option for most of the Handhelds available. Maybe some manufacturers might even think about shipping their devices with SteamOS.
Me personally I am very happy with the Lenovo Legion Go S on Steam OS (just bought the Windows version and replaced it with Steam OS). With the better support we can feal more comfortable to recommend SteamOS for users of other devices.
So you could run it on an AMD based PC as well? 🤔
3rd party Steam Machines inbound!
I basically have one (based on DeskMeet X300), although it runs on Bazzite.
Dunno if SteamOS would've worked back when I set it up.
I preferred Bazzite, because it provides full disk encryption out of the box whereas there's only a kind of workaround for encrypting the user profile on SteamOS - unless you want to risk breaking all by SteamOS updates.
With current prices building 3rd party Steam Machines is about as appealing as it is for Steam releasing Steam Machines.
I would't have that "Steam Machine" if it weren't for repurposing the DeskMeet X300 that I already had and which I no longer needed for its formerly intended purpose (it was in the end a waste running the Proxmox Virtual Environment there and I moved the PVE to a Dell Wyse 5070).
Well, that's gone quite off-topic. What I wanted to say was simple:
current hardware prices are such a pain in the ass and make building Steam Machine no fun!
Just playing devil's advocate - if steamos is supposed to be for a console-like experience, why would you care if your console is FDE?
I want a console-like experience for games and a laptop like for non gaming.
I understand this might be niche, but for a handheld device were the risk of theft or losing is not insignificant, some protection seems needed.
I mean they've had every opportunity to make a SteamOS handheld. And yet after all these years there's only been one.
There were ROG Ally X and Lenovo Legion Go S, with official SteamOS support.
There was never a SteamOS version of ROG Ally
SteamOS officially supports ROG Ally X. Installing it on it is like a first class experience, as if you would have purchased a preinstalled device. Legion Go S was sold with SteamOS preinstalled. Steam Deck is not the only device with SteamOS.
This is categorically not the same thing as a "3rd party Steam Machine". You can make your own today with virtually any PC, that's not what's being discussed though.
Go Legion S is officially listed on site but I guess you're just ignoring that part.
I already said there was 1 in my initial reply.
It needs to run on non-AMD hardware too.
AMD had been contributing kernel level bindings for their hardware for many years. Nvidia is just getting started, but they have the funding so it is picking up pace quite fast. Intel is a bit better but still not there yet, also their GPUs are both the least popular and performant.
Honestly, I think AMD's deserves this and more. Their decisions led them here. If it weren't for what they have been doing, Linux gaming would be worse.
One step at a time. Support for an entire manufacturer's line, not just a couple hardware configurations is a massive step already for a distro that was originally designed for specific hardware.
