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“Beginnings of support for non-Steam Deck handhelds.”

Anticheat and other compatibility issues aside, SteamOS is just better to use on a handheld right now.

ROG Ally running Bazzite

This isn’t an ROG Ally running SteamOS, but it could be soon.

Having SteamOS available for other handhelds is a massive shot in the arm for the category.

The desktop upgrade is a move to a full new point release of KDE Plasma, which is significant.

Perfect if you keep it docked to an external display a lot.

Dbrand Steam Deck skin

Other handhelds will soon, officially, be able to be a Steam Deck.

But it’s definitely coming, and in the nearer term, it seems.

Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS on display at CES 2025.

The Legion Go S is the first official partner hardware for SteamOS, and it was revealed at CES back in January.

Angled look at the black Lenovo Legion Go S Powered by SteamOS.

A Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS held in the hand.

A promotional screenshot of Stellar Blade on PS5

Steam

Installing Minecraft on Steam Deck

Dune: Awakening benchmark tool in Steam on the Steam Deck.

Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark running on MSI Claw 8 AI+.

Razer�s Minecraft collection in retail boxes

Screenshots of Blue Prince the game

Joel and Ellie in The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered

Black Lenovo Legion Go S in front of white one.

Dbrand accessoreis for Steam Deck

Marathon gameplay reveal

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly seen on a laptop computer in Hastings on the Hudson, New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 22. 2020.

Lenovo IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 deal

Promotional screenshot of characters from Zenless Zone Zero

MSI Claw 8 AI+ propped up next to an ROG Ally X on a table.