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Nexus Mods Vortex Gets Linux Support in 2026 Thanks to SteamOS
Nexus Mods has announced a significant shift in its development strategy for 2026. After a period of experimenting with a standalone “Nexus Mods App,” the team is pivoting back to its roots. The goal is to consolidate all recent innovations and design lessons directly into the existing Vortex manager. With…
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SteamOS Officially Coming to Lenovo Legion Go 2 With AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme in June 2026
Lenovo has confirmed that it will be the first company to offer SteamOS on an AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor, officially launching its Legion Go 2 handheld gaming console with Valve’s operating system. Lenovo Legion Go 2 with SteamOS For the first time, AMD’s top chip for portable consoles —…
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Valve Redesigns Steam Game Pages with Larger Layouts and More Information
Valve has focused on offering software updates to perfectly adapt SteamOS for its flagship console, the Steam Deck. However, this hasn’t stopped Valve from also thinking about its large number of desktop users, who have been testing a new and improved page design for several months in beta. The new…
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Rumor: SteamOS May Be Coming to Desktop PCs as a Potential Windows Alternative
A new, mysterious tip suggests that Valve might be planning to release SteamOS for desktop PCs, aiming to directly compete with Windows in the gaming space. No Official Announcement Yet While nothing has been confirmed by Valve, a popular X account, SadlyItsBradly (thanks Wccftech), seems to have insider knowledge. The…
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Lenovo Legion Go S Could Be First to Feature Valve’s SteamOS
Valve recently released a user guide for its logos, providing further insight into its plans to expand SteamOS to third-party consoles. The guide hints that SteamOS may be compatible with devices like the ASUS ROG Ally and Ally X. However, it appears that neither of these models, except for the…
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Valve Expands SteamOS Support to ASUS ROG Ally
Valve has confirmed that its Linux-based SteamOS will soon be compatible with the ASUS ROG Ally and other third-party handheld gaming devices. This announcement marks a significant step in Valve’s long-standing vision of creating a widespread “Steam Machine” ecosystem. Steady Progress Towards SteamOS Compatibility Lawrence Yang, a designer at Valve,…
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Valve Updates Steam Deck to Give Temperature Warnings (Better Late Than Never)
Around three weeks ago, we were in the middle of what was undoubtedly one of the worst heatwaves in recent memory. With temperatures hitting circa 40C across both the UK and Europe, put simply, for those of us who didn’t have air conditioning, we were sweating and feeling pretty miserable…
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SteamOS Update Lets You Play With Xbox One Elite Controller And More
Some like PC, some like Console. People choose different platforms for different reasons, but the creators behind the ever popular PC gaming platform Steam came up with an idea to bridge the gap. Enter Steam machines, a combination of PC and Console, which meant that you could play games like…
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SteamOS Games Perform up to 58 Percent Worse Than Windows 10 Versions
Valve originally unveiled SteamOS to enhance the capabilities of hardware configurations and provide a more customizable user-interface. Gabe Newell criticized Windows 8 and famously said: “Windows 8 is a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space.” Additionally, early indications were very positive and Valve managed to attain large performance increases on…
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Valve Removing Linux Games With SteamOS Compatibility Problems
Valve has reportedly been removing a number of Linux games which don’t meet their quality control requirements or suffer from compatibility problems on SteamOS. According to Gaming on Linux, the SteamOS icon was removed from titles including Ticket to Ride, Anodyne, Lume, WAKFU, Starbound, Evoland, Oniken, StarMade and Defender’s Quest: Valley…
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There Are Now Over 1500 Native Linux Games on Steam
Prior to the release of Windows 8, gaming on Linux predominately revolved around emulating core libraries through WINE and rarely featured stable games without configuration problems. Valve’s CEO, Gabe Newell was so incensed by Windows 8, and its lack of freedom, that he decided to launch Steam for Linux and…
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Pricing and New Name Revealed for SteamOS Powered Handheld
Valve made a great choice when they allowed third party manufacturers to create SteamOS powered hardware, the same strategy behind Android and what most likely contributed to its huge market share. If Valve can pull off the same with SteamOS, that is something that only time will tell, but it…
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Early Bird Steam Hardware Pre-orders All Sold Out
Those looking to get some Steam hardware early are out of luck. Valve has announced that all the Steam hardware for the “get it early” offer with delivery set for October 16 have sold out. Any orders from today onwards for the Steam Controller and Steam Link will ship nearly…
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CryEngine Gets Support for Linux and SteamOS
It seems that the recent shift in the game engine market strategy is now forcing everyone licensing their own engines to comply with the times. CryTek is known for its CryEngine development platform and we all know the Crysis titles. However, the CryEngine is also licensed to other developers who…
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Should You Build Your Own Steambox?
Introduction Steambox has been a topic of much debate in the PC gaming community, promising a more gamer-centric PC experience, removing the need for the Windows operating system by providing you with a free alternative, while also bringing PC gaming into the casual mainstream, much like consoles, only a lot better.…
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