I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss Valve's Steam OS after moving away from the Steam Deck for the Asus ROG Ally in 2023.

The official launch of the "Powered by SteamOS" program has been a long time coming; Valve's Lawrence Yang said as far back as 2022 that the company is "excited to see people make their own SteamOS ...

Minecraft (Java Edition) has supported Linux platforms for a long time, so getting it running on Steam Deck / SteamOS is easy ...

The benefits of SteamOS, especially for those with massive Steam libraries, is that of the handheld PC interfaces, SteamOS is very smooth and easy to navigate. While not mandatory for handheld PC ...

Unlike Windows, which can feel cumbersome on small screens, SteamOS is designed specifically for controller-based interfaces and includes optimizations to improve performance. Valve plans to allow ...

While SteamOS is a much better experience for a gaming handheld with a better interface, a better out-of-the-box experience, and better support for sleep/wake, some customers might prefer Windows ...

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 ...