That’s before the Legion Go S arrives.
Valve will officially let you install SteamOS on other handhelds as soon as this April
https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/24338405/valve-steamos-beta-other-handhelds-beyond-steam-deck
https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/24338405/valve-steamos-beta-other-handhelds-beyond-steam-deck
That’s before the Legion Go S arrives.
8 Comments
SHOW_ME_YOUR_ASSHOLE@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 1y
I'm looking forward to being able to install it on a desktop PC with an Nvidia GPU. Nothing against AMD, I just already own a 2070 Super.
grue@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
On a desktop, I don't think SteamOS actually gets you much compared to just running Steam as an app on top of a normal Linux distribution.
SHOW_ME_YOUR_ASSHOLE@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
Steam as an app has big picture mode but I'm not sure how that compares to the entire OS being dedicated to being displayed on a TV and managed by a controller. I'm planning to turn some old hardware into a dedicated living room game console.
grue@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Well sure, if it's a dedicated living room game console then of course SteamOS would be ideal. But you said "desktop PC!"
SHOW_ME_YOUR_ASSHOLE@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
Good point, I guess I meant desktop pc in regards to hardware but I can see how that'd be confusing.
brisk@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
The entire OS? SteamOS has custom repositories, but I'm reasonably sure for the most part it's a normal KDE Desktop running on Arch Linux with Steam Big Picture auto starting.
hummus273@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
Nvidia GPU could be a problem, I don't think steam OS has the Nvidia drivers
jimmy90@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
...meanwhile Bazzite users...