Recent patch notes sounded like they might be hinting at upcoming ROG Ally support, but it’s now confirmed.

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Great news! The more devices running SteamOS the better

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This will make that device so much more usable.

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As long as you don’t use the sd card slot

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Selling games is their main revenue anyway. The console is an extra.

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The lower storage Deck models have been sold at a loss, with the plan of recovering that through game sales. So rival hardware running SteamOS could make valve more money than the deck does.

It’s possible that the deck’s are no longer sold at a loss, both due to components getting cheaper over time and higher sale numbers leading to lower cost per unit. But either way the money comes mostly from game sales, not hardware sales.

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I have bought more games than ever when I got the Steam Deck. Playing games on the PC can be tiring when you are 30+

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I got it for travel and it really is a top notch portable gaming hub. Doubly so because emulation is really easy to set up and run through the frontend. I love being able to play Elden Ring on the go.

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This is so exciting, very happy for Ally owners. Choice is a strength of PC ecosystem, and I’m confident SteamOS experience is going to win over many users. It’s a great upgrade.

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“And it’s not like Valve is suggesting it’ll offer SteamOS for rival handhelds anytime soon, either”

Oh :( I thought this was further along than it is… got excited.

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Hell yes! More Linux more better!

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@ipha @Fubarberry u wonder when or if at all well get a desktop version thats as easy to install as installing steam os on the steam deck is

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They keep saying it’s coming, bazzite is pretty solid for now, but I’d really like to get an official valve iso.

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Insert =“More, More!”= meme here.

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