Major SteamOS update adds support for Steam Machine, even more third-party hardware
Ars Technica • • technology
Key Points:
- Valve’s Steam Machine desktop faces significant hardware supply challenges due to memory and storage chip shortages, impacting availability of devices like the Steam Deck and Steam Frame VR headset.
- Despite hardware delays, Valve released the SteamOS 3.8.0 preview update, introducing support for upcoming Steam Machine hardware and improvements for Steam Deck, third-party handhelds, and PC platforms.
- Key software enhancements include a new Arch Linux base, updated Linux kernel 6.16, KDE Plasma desktop with Wayland support, and better compatibility with Intel and AMD platforms, including third-party gaming handhelds.
- The update offers greatly improved video memory management for discrete GPU platforms, addressing previous performance issues with 8GB VRAM GPUs on SteamOS, alongside
