However, the Linux-based SteamOS edition will start at just $499, likely due to the lack of a Windows license. So far, Valve has not disclosed plans for other manufacturers to pre-install SteamOS ...

The lack of a Windows license seems to contribute to a lower starting cost for the "Powered by SteamOS" edition of the Legion Go S, which will start at $500 when it's made available in May.

Pierre-Loup Griffais, one of the lead designers on the Steam Deck and SteamOS, tells me a beta for ... not confirm which handhelds might just start working, though there are some obvious ...

And that makes SteamOS a bellwether for greater proliferation of non-Windows devices (if not necessarily “Linux” specifically) in a huge range of form factors. At the start of 2025 ...

With the SteamOS-powered Legion Go S finally confirmed and set to officially launch in May for $499, you might be wondering if Valve is ready to release SteamOS more broadly. In other words ...

SteamOS is slowly becoming an alternative to Windows for handheld gaming devices. After launching the Steam Deck with SteamOS, its own operating system, Valve is now partnering with third-party ...

Lenovo recently revealed that its upcoming Legion Go S gaming handheld will ship with Valve's SteamOS operating system. Valve has been working to expand SteamOS to third-party devices for quite ...

Valve will begin allowing third-party handhelds to license SteamOS starting with Lenovo's new Legion Go S. At CES 2025, Lenovo announced that it will ship a version of its upcoming Legion Go S ...

Valve's Steam Deck operating system SteamOS can now also run on handhelds from independent manufacturers. The Legion Go S from Lenovo makes the start. Until now, Valve's Linux operating system ...

But Griffais hints that Valve is close to publicly releasing a new beta of its SteamOS that just might possibly start working on other handhelds as well. (Valve previously confirmed to us that it ...

Valve will begin allowing third-party handhelds to license SteamOS starting with Lenovo's new Legion Go S. More like this Aussies: Is It Worth Buying a Steam Deck in 2024? At CES 2025, Lenovo ...

There’s also Bazzite for those of you who just can’t wait. SteamOS has been a major milestone for the gaming community. What it ultimately aims to achieve is a unified experience across ...