Could a Linux-based operating system really replace Windows for gaming? Deck Ready takes a closer look at how SteamOS, Valve’s gaming-focused OS, is carving out a space as a legitimate alternative to ...

Valve is set to unleash the full, fat version of SteamOS to the masses in just a few months. After a couple of years in the ...

TL;DR: Valve is rumored to release SteamOS for desktop PCs soon, potentially freeing gamers from Windows. SteamOS, already on the Steam Deck, could lead to a significant shift as gamers move to ...

Even under perfect market conditions, the Steam Machine had an uphill battle to climb ...

Hardware Valve coder confirms the Steam Machine will be priced like a PC, albeit at a 'good deal': 'If you build a PC from parts and get to basically the same level of performance, that’s the general ...

The Minisforum EliteMini HX77G, a compact gaming PC, stands out as a high-performance system when paired with SteamOS, Valve’s Linux-based gaming operating system. Featuring an all-AMD hardware ...

Why is nobody afraid of being locked-in to SteamOS? Does SteamOS allow you to play PC games purchased outside of Steam? Click to expand... Yes. Fundamentally, it's just a modified version of Arch ...

Valve’s second big foray into first-party PC hardware isn’t a sequel to the much-imitated Steam Deck portable, but rather a desktop computer called the Steam Machine. And while it could go on your ...

It's unfair to compare a new device with one that's a couple of years old, but Valve's OG Steam Deck and Steam Deck OLED are starting to feel a bit old compared with shiny new devices. As the first of ...

SteamOS on an x64 tablet would rock actually. Valve has some interesting plans for SteamOS, but they don’t necessarily involve competing with Windows. Pierre-Loup Griffais, who works on the Steam Deck ...

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