Ars Technica

Valve’s upcoming Steam Deck will be based on Arch Linux—not Debian

As Ars Technica confirmed in May, two months ahead of its official reveal, Valve is about to re-enter the hardware space with its first portable PC, the Steam Deck. This custom x86 PC resembles an XL ...
The Verge

No, Valve isn’t working with GPD to bring SteamOS to its handheld.

Valve just squashed its second Steam Deck-adjacent rumor in one day. “We’re not currently working with GPD on official SteamOS support,” Valve designer Lawrence Yang tells The Verge. Follow topics and ...
Shacknews

Steam Deck features new version of SteamOS powered by Valve's Proton compatibility layer

Valve dominated gaming conversations when it announced the Steam Deck on July 15, 2021. The handheld device allows for PC gaming on the go, with three different models featuring varying storage ranges ...
Ars Technica

Valve’s “Deck Verified” program evaluates which Steam games are Steam Deck-ready

Valve says it has started the process of reviewing all of the tens of thousands of games in the Steam catalog for compatibility with the upcoming Steam Deck portable. The company is doing the review ...
HotHardware

SteamOS Patch Notes Hint At Support For ASUS ROG Ally Gaming Handheld

If you've read reviews of various PC gaming handheld systems, you've probably noted that almost all of them compare the machine against the Steam Deck and come to the conclusion that using Windows is ...