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That's incorrect, where did you pick it up? You can install SteamOS on any machine, but AMD GPU are somewhat required if you're not up to major tinkering. Valv

That's incorrect, where did you pick it up? You can install SteamOS on any machine, but AMD GPU are somewhat required if you're not up to major tinkering. Valve does not officially support NVIDIA gpus atm; they are working on it. Here's a video from Linus Tech Tips on how to do this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdR-bxvQKN8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdR-bxvQKN8 .

pjc50 2y ago
Via original article: https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/24338405/valve-steamos-beta-other-handhelds-beyond-steam-deck https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/24338405/valve-steamos-bet... (i.e. in the future tense)
- abhinavk 2y ago
  Not providing official support != Restricting.
  - sho_hn 2y ago
    Valve does still provide official support for Steam, even if you run it on a different set of HW or distribution. Not providing official support for random hardware seems reasonable. Neither do Microsoft nor Apple.
sho_hn 2y ago
Easier access to SteamOS images for generic HW also appears to be in the works: > Ahead of Legion Go S shipping, we will be shipping a beta of SteamOS which should improve the experience on other handhelds, and users can download and test this themselves. And of course we'll continue adding support and improving the experience with future releases. Source: https://store.steampowered.com/news/collection/steam/?emclan=103582791457287600&emgid=529834914570306831 https://store.steampowered.com/news/collection/steam/?emclan...
rollcat 2y ago
> Valve does not officially support NVIDIA gpus atm Given NVidia's reluctance to support DRM (direct rendering manager) and Wayland, plus the general levels of nightmare that their official Linux drivers are, I wouldn't say this is Valve's fault. They've already been a poor choice on Linux 20 years ago. Even Apple has always been uneasy about their relationship (while Radeon was a less powerful choice for "premium" machines). Also consider the ongoing AI hype. NVidia is right now very busy making their GPUs do exceptionally useful work on Linux - except the money is not in the graphics.
- rabf 2y ago
  Nvidia had best in class support for linux and freebsd as a result of essentialy using the same driver across all three operaating systems. If you wanted good opengl support they were the only choice 20 years ago! Valve not supporting nvidia gpus at the moment has more to do with SteamOS on ly shipping on the steam deck which uses AMD hardware.
  - reginald78 2y ago
    Yeah, if you wanted a low power x86 device (which pretty much means iGPU) then AMD is the only game in town. The open source drivers probably helped in this regard but if things were different I doubt Valve would have turned their nose up at Nvidia.
- ryao 2y ago
  Wayland works fine with Nvidia’s drivers. It has worked fine for years. Nvidia was the only option for 3D graphics on Linux 20 years ago. Interestingly, the SteamOS documentation mentions Nvidia driver support: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamOS/wiki/Getting-Started#gpu https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamOS/wiki/Getting-Starte... That is for SteamOS 2. The newer SteamOS 3 does not officially support anything other than AMD hardware because the Steam Deck uses AMD hardware and their current focus is on improving support for that.

pjc50 2y ago

Via original article: https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/24338405/valve-steamos-beta-other-handhelds-beyond-steam-deck https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/24338405/valve-steamos-bet... (i.e. in the future tense)

abhinavk 2y ago
Not providing official support != Restricting.
- sho_hn 2y ago
  Valve does still provide official support for Steam, even if you run it on a different set of HW or distribution. Not providing official support for random hardware seems reasonable. Neither do Microsoft nor Apple.

sho_hn 2y ago

Easier access to SteamOS images for generic HW also appears to be in the works: > Ahead of Legion Go S shipping, we will be shipping a beta of SteamOS which should improve the experience on other handhelds, and users can download and test this themselves. And of course we'll continue adding support and improving the experience with future releases. Source: https://store.steampowered.com/news/collection/steam/?emclan=103582791457287600&emgid=529834914570306831 https://store.steampowered.com/news/collection/steam/?emclan...

rollcat 2y ago

> Valve does not officially support NVIDIA gpus atm Given NVidia's reluctance to support DRM (direct rendering manager) and Wayland, plus the general levels of nightmare that their official Linux drivers are, I wouldn't say this is Valve's fault. They've already been a poor choice on Linux 20 years ago. Even Apple has always been uneasy about their relationship (while Radeon was a less powerful choice for "premium" machines). Also consider the ongoing AI hype. NVidia is right now very busy making their GPUs do exceptionally useful work on Linux - except the money is not in the graphics.

rabf 2y ago
Nvidia had best in class support for linux and freebsd as a result of essentialy using the same driver across all three operaating systems. If you wanted good opengl support they were the only choice 20 years ago! Valve not supporting nvidia gpus at the moment has more to do with SteamOS on ly shipping on the steam deck which uses AMD hardware.
- reginald78 2y ago
  Yeah, if you wanted a low power x86 device (which pretty much means iGPU) then AMD is the only game in town. The open source drivers probably helped in this regard but if things were different I doubt Valve would have turned their nose up at Nvidia.
ryao 2y ago
Wayland works fine with Nvidia’s drivers. It has worked fine for years. Nvidia was the only option for 3D graphics on Linux 20 years ago. Interestingly, the SteamOS documentation mentions Nvidia driver support: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamOS/wiki/Getting-Started#gpu https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamOS/wiki/Getting-Starte... That is for SteamOS 2. The newer SteamOS 3 does not officially support anything other than AMD hardware because the Steam Deck uses AMD hardware and their current focus is on improving support for that.