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The SteamOS 3.8.0 update is available to try now on the Preview branch, and it’s the first to bring "initial support for the upcoming Steam Machine hardware." That is, of course, merely a passing mention of Valve’s reborn PC box in the 3.8.0 patch notes . …
… It never feels that it's designed around gaming exclusively, unlike Bazzite or SteamOS. Plus, as it's based on Arch, you can usually find solutions to your problems in the Archwiki though this is also true of SteamOS, to be fair . …
… Compare and contrast, once more, with SteamOS. …
… The company have made moves towards addressing Windows’ lack of gaming focus with the Asus ROG Xbox Ally’s fullscreen Xbox mode , though compared to SteamOS it still suffers from software bloat and UX/UI issues. …
… The different variants of Linux that make up March's 5% are split pretty evenly, with Arch Linux - which the Steam Deck's SteamOS is based on - leading the way at 0.34%, while Linux Mint 22.3 and Ubuntu Core 24 fill out the podium positions. …
… There’s also third-party performance checkers like the long-relied-upon stalwart Can You Run It , not to mention Steam’s existing Steam Deck and SteamOS Verified checkmarks – though none of these go into specific detail about potential framerates. …
… Plug in a Deck, hook the dock up to a monitor or TV, and voila; you wouldn’t even know it wasn’t the identically SteamOS-running Steam Machine, save for the fact that it has about one-sixth the games performance, and is not currently trapped in RAM shortage hell. …
… This is also a comfortable handheld with sensible button placement and tactile controls; my real downer on it at the time of review was the fact it was running full-fat Windows 11, which isn't a touch-friendly OS, unlike the Steam Deck 's SteamOS or Bazzite flavours of Linux . …
… The 512GB edition's budget credentials are pretty much shot, too, with the £549 Lenovo Legion Go S – in the correct SteamOS configuration – cleanly undercutting it. …
… Xbox FSE still isn’t as snappy and responsive as the Deck’s SteamOS – this preview, on the Legion Go 2, is often downright sluggish – and Microsoft couldn’t resist stuffing it with lures towards their own Game Pass stuff. …