That’ll be nice. A lot of branding options there. Powered by SteamOS, that’ll be nice for knowing that all the devices drivers have Linux support
Steam Included, easiest win for manufacturers. Steam Deck is pretty much an older generation AMD laptop. Slapping Steam Included should be viable for most new laptops these days
Steam Compatible, hardware shipped with approved controller inputs. I guess Android TV boxes shipped with a gamepad for Steam Link or GeForce Now
Steam Link Compatible, that’s practically any computing device with a WiFi card or Ethernet these days. I guess anything that doesn’t have a gamepad included
I made my own steam deck (ish) with steam link, a 6 year old used tablet, and a gamesir 8+ controller. In fact, it’s better. But of course you need the hardware to stream that, but for at-home couch gaming while the wife is watching stuff, it’s amazing. Portability is iffy because internet.
With recent SteamOS release notes mentioning the ASUS ROG Ally, I think the writing’s on the wall that we’ll see a version of the Ally with SteamOS preinstalled soon.
Better than having Win on it. Anyway, it’s a smart move. Cap more userbase in the high-end market while still providing a low-end option yourself.
Wishing SteamOS 3.0 releases before Windows 10 end of life in October 2025.
There are still some games that won’t work, mostly those with really invasive anti-cheat
Fortunately, those games aren’t worth playing unless you are already addicted to them.
Finally, an approachable arch distro
Endeavoros is approachable.
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Is SteamVR tracking 2.0 the current version for the index?
Yes. It uses basestation 2.0s which use slightly different technology than basestation 1.0. Basestation 2.0 devices like index, vive trackers and tundra trackers have backwards compatability with the 1.0 basestations but you cant use og vive and other 1.0 devices with basestation 2.0
This is great news!
What’s the biggest benefit of linux fof handheld devices? Less cumbersome for the developers and practically perpetual security updates? Asking because there are ones that run on Windows.
That, and it’s easier to make a unified experience. Windows handhelds are notoriously difficult to use due to ui issues. I believe windows handelds tend to have a designated launcher designed for the device input, but it can’t integrate well since you are still stuck with explorer.exe
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Didn’t they already announce this quite awhile ago? I know they said the ROG and LegionGo were getting it. I think some other smaller brand released one already as well. I’ll have to find it.
