The steam deck6/17/2023 ![]() ![]() In the bigger picture, the Steam Deck could be the best thing to happen to the broader computing public’s perception of Linux in, well, forever, if it does indeed deliver. ![]() In short, everything appears to be shaping up nicely – but promises are one thing, and reality another, so here’s hoping the latter lives up to the former come release time. And the latter includes ditching Steam OS if you want, and running Windows 10 ( or indeed Windows 11). While Arch facilitates all this happening in an optimal way, as noted above, it’s clear enough that Valve still has to supply the actual resources in terms of nailing down any problems in a swift manner, and ensuring that Steam OS 3.0 does indeed offer a slick and seamless experience for the end user.įrom what we’ve seen thus far, though, it seems that Valve is fully getting behind the Steam Deck to make sure it succeeds, and to push the device hard – from working on ensuring Proton runs all Windows games (it has serious problems with some right now, like those using anti-cheat tech), through to making the portable PC versatile across all sorts of fronts. The whole point of the Steam Deck is that it ‘just works’ and all this kind of stuff happens seamlessly in the background, with no need for less tech-savvy users to worry about things like driver updates. The move to Arch from Debian makes sense in ensuring Valve stays on top of keeping Steam OS running like clockwork (hopefully), and being able to troubleshoot issues and apply any needed fixes or changes swiftly. Essentially, basing the Steam Deck on a rolling release distro allows Valve to better tweak the OS, and keep on top of driver updates, or honing Proton – the compatibility layer which will be how the machine runs Windows games – to ensure it copes with everything users can throw at it from their Steam library (or that’s the hope – and Valve’s promise – anyway).
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