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SteamOS proved the Linux desktop doesn't need to look like Windows to succeed

Desktop only when one's needed.
PC Gamer

A new and improved desktop experience just landed on Steam Deck and SteamOS is readying 'support for non-Steam Deck handhelds'

That'll be the Legion Go S then, presumably. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While SteamOS 3.0 has been around for a while now, ...
TweakTown

Valve SteamOS launch teased: desktop PCs with bloatware-free OS is nearly here to fight Windows

TL;DR: Valve is rumored to release SteamOS for desktop PCs soon, potentially freeing gamers from Windows. SteamOS, already on the Steam Deck, could lead to a significant shift as gamers move to ...
Ars Technica

I’ve already been using a “Steam Machine” for months, and I think it’s great

Valve’s second big foray into first-party PC hardware isn’t a sequel to the much-imitated Steam Deck portable, but rather a desktop computer called the Steam Machine. And while it could go on your ...
Ars Technica

Full-screen Xbox handheld UI is coming to all Windows PCs “starting next year”

Why is nobody afraid of being locked-in to SteamOS? Does SteamOS allow you to play PC games purchased outside of Steam? Click to expand... Yes. Fundamentally, it's just a modified version of Arch ...
PC Gamer

SteamOS beta could be available to download to your handheld gaming PC of choice as soon as April

It's not gonna be May—that's when the officially licensed Lenovo Legion Go S launches. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Add us as ...
The Verge

Today I learned the Steam Deck lets you go Inception on its desktop mode.

Why reboot your whole SteamOS handheld to desktop when you can visit the desktop from inside the gaming mode? Nested Desktop does have limitations (no file management, no Steam-within-Steam) but gosh ...