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AMD is adding HDMI 2.1 support for Linux. That's good news for the Steam Machine.

… Valve says it has been using workarounds like chroma subsampling and AMD Freesync support to squeeze better Steam Machine performance out of the HDMI 2.0 bandwidth currently supported by AMD’s Linux drivers. …

May 4, 2026 · Kyle Orland

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The RAMpocalypse has bought Microsoft valuable time in the fight against SteamOS

… The only hardware Valve has actually been able to ship this year has been the new Steam Controller, and executives were up front about why: The controller “ doesn’t have RAM in it .” Obviously, Valve and SteamOS are just a small piece of the Linux gaming pie, and most Windows PCs can be turned into… …

May 1, 2026 · Andrew Cunningham