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SteamOS now released officially for any device

Bender 1y ago
Does this mean I can install SteamOS on any device? We expect most SteamOS users to get SteamOS preinstalled on a Steam Deck or device that incorporates SteamOS. The only devices officially supported on SteamOS right now are Steam Deck and Legion Go S. We are working on broadening support, and with the recent updates to Steam and SteamOS, compatibility with other AMD powered PC handhelds has been improved. If you are interested in trying out SteamOS on your device and providing feedback, you can use the SteamOS Recovery Image and follow the instructions here. I think what they meant is you can test it on any device and provide feedback. [1] [1] - https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/1B71-EDF2-EB6D-2BB3 https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/1B71-EDF2-EB6D-2B...
- bigyabai 1y ago
  Most handhelds should work fine, provided they're not a freak GPU setup like the Tegra board in the Switch. If you own an Intel or AMD handheld (which account for most models), the biggest issue you're likely to encounter is controller configuration. It's definitely not "officially supported" by Valve, but in many cases the hardware does have official OEM support in upstream Linux.
gnabgib 1y ago
Discussion (127 points, 2 days ago, 139 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44078930 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44078930
throwaway314155 1y ago
Deeply misleading HN title aside, this is great news.
sagarm 1y ago
Support is quite limited at the moment: > AMD hardware and an NVME drive, targeted toward handheld devices So shelve your dreams of having SteamOS on an ARM handheld.
- mariusor 1y ago
  Does steam even have an ARM version?
  - chithanh 1y ago
    They do have, but I understand it is experimental and not public. Some speculate that it is intended for Valve Deckard. https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/steamrt/steamrt/-/commit/5833faec9775d1d2a8ada09419e1690786af7839#8ec9a00bfd09b3190ac6b22251dbb1aa95a0579d https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/steamrt/steamrt/-/commit/5833fa... For now, the Steam client needs to be run inside an x86 emulator.
    - mariusor 1y ago
      Thank you for the clarifications, but my question was mostly rhetorical. :)
ruytlm 1y ago
Was hoping this would actually mean any device. Until it does, I've had pretty good success with Bazzite (https://bazzite.gg/ https://bazzite.gg/) on some hand-me-down hardware and hooked up to the TV.

Does this mean I can install SteamOS on any device? We expect most SteamOS users to get SteamOS preinstalled on a Steam Deck or device that incorporates SteamOS. The only devices officially supported on SteamOS right now are Steam Deck and Legion Go S. We are working on broadening support, and with the recent updates to Steam and SteamOS, compatibility with other AMD powered PC handhelds has been improved. If you are interested in trying out SteamOS on your device and providing feedback, you can use the SteamOS Recovery Image and follow the instructions here. I think what they meant is you can test it on any device and provide feedback. [1] [1] - https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/1B71-EDF2-EB6D-2BB3 https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/1B71-EDF2-EB6D-2B...

bigyabai 1y ago
Most handhelds should work fine, provided they're not a freak GPU setup like the Tegra board in the Switch. If you own an Intel or AMD handheld (which account for most models), the biggest issue you're likely to encounter is controller configuration. It's definitely not "officially supported" by Valve, but in many cases the hardware does have official OEM support in upstream Linux.

gnabgib 1y ago

Discussion (127 points, 2 days ago, 139 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44078930 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44078930

throwaway314155 1y ago

Deeply misleading HN title aside, this is great news.

sagarm 1y ago

Support is quite limited at the moment: > AMD hardware and an NVME drive, targeted toward handheld devices So shelve your dreams of having SteamOS on an ARM handheld.

mariusor 1y ago
Does steam even have an ARM version?
- chithanh 1y ago
  They do have, but I understand it is experimental and not public. Some speculate that it is intended for Valve Deckard. https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/steamrt/steamrt/-/commit/5833faec9775d1d2a8ada09419e1690786af7839#8ec9a00bfd09b3190ac6b22251dbb1aa95a0579d https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/steamrt/steamrt/-/commit/5833fa... For now, the Steam client needs to be run inside an x86 emulator.
  - mariusor 1y ago
    Thank you for the clarifications, but my question was mostly rhetorical. :)

ruytlm 1y ago

Was hoping this would actually mean any device. Until it does, I've had pretty good success with Bazzite (https://bazzite.gg/ https://bazzite.gg/) on some hand-me-down hardware and hooked up to the TV.