Reporting to The VergeAn explanation will appearValve user interface designLawrence YangIndicates which operating system will be used for Steam DeckSteamOS 3 brought to the ASUS ROG Ally gaming handheld.
Steam interface designer reveals SteamOS operating system will be available for ASUS ROG Ally gaming handheld computer
In the design of Steam Deck, in addition to the basic use of SteamOS based on the Linux operating system, it can also be installed with Microsoft Windows 10 or Windows 11 operating system. Judging by the fact that the Steam Deck itself is also designed with AMD Ryzen processors, the SteamOS it uses can theoretically be installed on other Windows game consoles that also use Ryzen processors.
According to Lawrence Yang, the SteamOS 3.6.9 beta version mentioned that it will support ASUS ROG Ally buttons, which of course means that Valve plans to make the SteamOS operating system also available for other gaming handhelds , and has already started building it. .
In fact, earlier, Valve has revealed that it will add a dual-operating system switching start option in subsequent updates (currently only through manual switching), making it more convenient for users to play games through different operating systems.
However, Valve is not yet ready to make SteamOS available for other game consoles, but in the future it will allow users to download and install the SteamOS operating system on other compatible game consoles to Steam services to play in a more portable way collecting games.
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