A Valve engineer's Linux patch makes 8GB AMD GPUs better at gaming
… It's possible to do it on other Linux distributions, but it'll require more tweaking. How relevant this is for SteamOS—and for the Steam Machine in particular—I couldn't say. …
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Linux users surge on Steam, doubling in a year
… SteamOS is also available for other AMD-based handheld gaming PCs, most notably the Lenovo Legion Go S, and is planned to go into the upcoming but delayed second-gen Steam Machine. But SteamOS isn't as big a chunk of the Linux userbase as you might think, at just a hair under 25 percent. …
Valve's Steam Machine is still MIA, but SteamOS gets 'initial support'
Valve's Steam Machine might be the most anticipated gaming hardware this year... if it even comes this year. Amid the RAM crisis, the console-ish Linux-powered PC has been delayed, and Valve can only hope to get it out sometime in 2026. …
Steam delivered 2 billion Blu-rays worth of downloads in 2025
… It's also having another crack at both living room console-style PC gaming with a revived Steam Machine and another push for virtual reality with the Steam Frame headset, but both of those products have had a rocky road to Dublin launchin' thanks to the RAM crisis.
Valve’s Steam Machine is expensive. I built a DIY rival for $150 less
… That matches the base model Steam Machine the 2TB upgrade is $300 more , but Valve isn't saying how fast its included SSDs are either way. I won't lie, that's not a great drive for 2026, but I'm currently using a third-gen SSD in my gaming desktop. …
SteamOS is coming for Intel handhelds — if Intel can keep up
… That's certainly part of the reason Valve is bringing back the Steam Machine, though it's a tough row to hoe in the current RAM crisis. SteamOS isn't a slam-dunk for all gamers; notably the Linux-based operating system still has problems with games that require deep, kernel-level anti-cheat. …
Try out an open-source app to access GeForce Now, while you can
… It's available on Windows, Mac, and Linux, with a native Arm Linux version, too — that means it should run on a Steam Deck, if you're wondering. …
The real threat to the PC isn't death. It's losing control
… Specifically a Valve Steam Machine, in the hopes of getting the concept to take. …
I found the perfect torture test for my SteamOS handheld—and it passed
… Running Windows games on Linux is the entire purpose of the Proton system, and even years after it became a hit, arguably the Steam Deck wouldn't be a viable product without it. …
Windows 11 reset: Microsoft pledges more speed, stability, and control
… Anecdotally, though, Windows users have begun looking more seriously at Linux as potential gaming options like Valve's Steam Deck, which runs Linux, as well as its upcoming Steam Machine. Case in point: our own The Full Nerd podcast, which has tracked the small but growing increase in Linux gaming. …