Valve has been constructing as much as this for months, first in preview, then beta, and now lastly in a full secure launch: a brand new model of SteamOS that brings model new options to the Steam Deck and helps third-party handhelds like Lenovo’s Legion Go and Asus’s ROG Ally collection.
Till now, those that needed to attempt SteamOS on these Home windows handhelds might shoehorn the Steam Deck’s unique restoration picture onto their gadget, or choose for the same expertise like Bazzite. However now, Valve explicitly offers directions for getting that picture engaged on a Legion Go or ROG Ally, even because it warns that “assist for all gadgets that’s not formally ‘Powered by SteamOS’ isn’t closing.”
However even when you don’t care about rival handhelds, SteamOS 3.7 has a lot of enhancements for the Steam Deck. I’ve been asking Valve to let me use my Bluetooth earbuds’ microphone since launch, and it’s lastly occurring in desktop mode (sadly not gaming mode but) due to HFP/HSP profiles. You’ll be able to flip in your Steam Deck LCD from throughout the room with a Bluetooth controller, a characteristic beforehand unique to the OLED mannequin, which is useful while you’re docked to a TV.
Talking of leaving it docked, now you can set a Battery Cost Restrict to 80 % for longevity’s sake in case your handheld is all the time plugged in, you may frame-limit variable refresh price shows, and management the P-state frequency of sure AMD CPUs.
And, an up to date SteamOS FAQ appears to counsel that Valve is able to broaden SteamOS past Lenovo and the Steam Deck. “We’re at the moment working with choose companions on formally licensed Powered by SteamOS gadgets. Please attain out to us at poweredbysteamos@valvesoftware.com for extra details about licensing SteamOS in your gadget,“ one reply reads.
However the trade continues to be ready for Valve’s different shoe(s) to drop. Rumors are nonetheless heating up that we’re near the launch of Valve’s wi-fi VR headset “Deckard,” and that it may be pointing the best way in the direction of a SteamOS-powered lounge console too. Valve has been transferring sluggish and regular, but it surely looks as if a grasp plan for Steam Machines might lastly be coming into focus.
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