Late on Friday, December 13, Valve released the first public version of SteamOS. As you would expect, SteamOS is currently very rough around the edges -- it is essentially just a version of Debian 7.1 ...

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Can you install SteamOS on a laptop or desktop PC? While Valve doesn't specifically say you can, the short answer is yes, you can install SteamOS on your PC. There are caveats, though. For one, it's ...

The Linux-based operating system that powers Valve’s Steam Deck is one of that handheld gaming PC’s key selling points. While there are a growing number of handhelds that have hardware that looks ...

Valve will begin allowing third-party handhelds to license SteamOS starting with Lenovo's new Legion Go S. At CES 2025, Lenovo announced that it will ship a version of its upcoming Legion Go S ...

SteamOS 3.8 brings a fresh perspective to handheld gaming when installed on the Legion Go S, a device originally designed for Windows. By transitioning to this open source operating system, you can ...

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Valve’s handheld device, the Steam Deck, wasn’t the first portable gaming PC ever created, but it is by the far the most successful. And like Steam becoming the de facto way people play PC games in ...

In brief: One of the Steam Deck's primary advantages over more powerful handheld gaming PCs is its operating system, which is designed to mimic a game console interface within a Linux PC environment.

With the SteamOS-powered Legion Go S finally confirmed and set to officially launch in May for $499, you might be wondering if Valve is ready to release SteamOS more broadly. In other words, on other ...