Valve will officially let you install SteamOS on other handhelds as soon as this April
SteamOS was always supposed to be bigger than Valve’s own Steam Deck, and 2025 is the year it finally expands. Not only will Lenovo ship the first third-party SteamOS handheld this May, Valve has now revealed it will let you install a working copy of SteamOS on other handhelds even sooner than that.
Steam Ate Microsoft's Lunch On PC, It's About To Do The Same On Handhelds
Valve’s handheld device, the Steam Deck, wasn’t the first portable gaming PC ever created, but it is by the far the most successful. And like Steam becoming the de facto way people play PC games in 2025, SteamOS will soon be the most popular way to play PC titles on the go, which is not great for Microsoft.
SteamOS Will Soon Be Available on Non-Steam Deck Handhelds
Valve will begin allowing third-party handhelds to license SteamOS starting with Lenovo's new Legion Go S. At CES 2025, Lenovo announced that it will ship a version of its upcoming Legion Go S handheld called the "Powered by SteamOS" that will run,
Bye-bye Windows gaming? SteamOS officially expands past the Steam Deck.
The official launch of the "Powered by SteamOS" program has been a long time coming; Valve's Lawrence Yang said as far back as 2022 that the company is "excited to see people make their own SteamOS machines." More recently, Valve confirmed that it was working on official SteamOS support for the Asus ROG Ally.
Lenovo reveals first Steam OS handheld not made by Valve
Lenovo has revealed the Legion Go S, the first PC gaming handheld to use Steam OS that isn’t made by Valve themselves.
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Hands-on: The Steam OS-powered Lenovo Legion Go S is like a Steam Deck from a parallel universe
Lenovo has just announced the first licensed Steam OS handheld, and a short time with the device reveals a familiar experience.
Lenovo Announces World's First Non-Valve Handheld PC with SteamOS
Lenovo has finally announced a new line of Legion Go handheld PCs, with one that will come installed with SteamOS out of the box. The new model is called the Legion Go S, and it's the world's first handheld PC from a third-party manufacturer using Valve's operating system.
Valve will power a Lenovo portable gaming PC as SteamOS expands beyond Steam Deck
Valve is making a notable shift with its portable gaming strategy as Lenovo debuted a new edition of its Legion Go gaming handheld that runs Valve’s custom operating system.
Lenovo Announces New PC Gaming Handhelds: Legion Go 2, Go S
Lenovo has announced two new iterations on the Legion Go, a PC gaming handheld it released in October 2023. The Legion Go 2 will be a beefier—and likely pricier—version of Lenovo's first-generation device,
Lenovo's Legion Go S is the first third-party SteamOS gaming handheld
Lenovo's Legion Go S is the first third-party handheld PC to come with SteamOS out of the box, heralding a new era in PC gaming-the one where Windows might become increasingly optional. The Legion Go S boasts AMD's exclusive Z2 Go processor and Zen 3 architecture,
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The Steam Deck has finally been surpassed — by a fork of Valve’s own experience
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This landmark Steam OS handheld shows just how much that Windows license costs
Lenovo has announced the first officially licensed handheld running Steam OS, called the Legion Go S – Powered By Steam OS.
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The Steam Deck Is Giving Away Its Biggest Advantages To The Competition
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Valve shuts down Steam Deck 2 speculation as AMD says it's building chips for a stronger handheld: "There is and will be no Z2 Steam Deck"
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AMD Ryzen Z2 Series specs leak, alongside the Steam Deck 2? ASUS ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, and apparently Valve itself are on board. (UPDATE)
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Linux gaming on the rise
Valve's steam survey December results Valve's "Steam Survey" results for December 2024 indicate a notable upward trend for Linux gaming statistics. The survey reflects a 0.29 per cent increase in ...