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'Powered bv SteamOS' gaming handheld validation leaks in Valve documentation, Asus ROG Ally may be among first handhelds with official SteamOS support (www.notebookcheck.net)

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[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

I want SteamOS on desktop 😅

[-] airportline@lemmy.ml 24 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Check out Bazzite. It even has a GNOME variant.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 2 weeks ago

I second Bazzite. It's been a phenomenal experience on my laptop.

Interestingly, I was messing with BoxBuddy a week or two ago, and looking at what distroboxes were available to install, and there's a SteamOS container on there. Not sure if it's official or what, but I was able to run games on it (though absolutely unnecessary).

[-] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

How is bazzite as a daily driver?

[-] murky0106@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Pretty solid on desktop. Most issues i have are upstteam and not bazzite related. Main annoying thing is you can't install fedora packages and have to mainly rely on appimages and flatpaks

[-] missingno@fedia.io 4 points 2 weeks ago

What are you hoping to get from SteamOS that you aren't able to get from any other Linux distro?

[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

No system management. A set once and forget it system, ala console style, but with the potential of off the shelf high power components for PC games on the living room is a quality proposition.

[-] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Bazzite as HTPC and you can do that already, if you want to test your dream.

[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Sure, but the support, both technical and reputational that a steam OS compatible machine brings would steer the market for more accessible and purpose made components. Bazzite is awesome and my daily driver, but it doesn't have the fancy endorsement of Valve, the owner of the largest game store in the world today.

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I just think it'd be neat to have a gaming Linux distro, made by a company that distributes games. Maybe it will be a standard distro for game developers to test their games.