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I love theSteam Deck.

It feels properly like a handheld games console rather than a tiny PC.

An image showing a Steam Deck, Switch Lite, Switch, Switch OLED, G Cloud, ROG Ally, and AYANEO 2S next to each other.

At long last, SteamOS might not be exclusively found on the Steam Deck.

This latest development suggests more than just the Steam Deck could be benefitting from SteamOS soon, though.

SteamOS on something like an ROG Ally would be a great move.

For one, you’d expect a SteamOS variant to cost less than one running Windows 11.

ROG Ally X vs ROG Ally displays.

Could one of these running SteamOS and not Windows 11 be in our future?

The tradeoffs would be the same as they are right now.

It could, of course, also be something completely different.

This is definitely something to keep an eye on…

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

Microsoft Xbox app update mock up

MSI Claw 8 AI+ on a stand and running a Sonic game.

Screen grab from a new ASUS video teaser for its upcoming gaming handheld PC.

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

Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark running on MSI Claw 8 AI+.

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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

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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.

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