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Valve have hired another developer to upstream SteamOS driver changes, including Xbox One S rumble support

By Liam Squires-Hand, 11 Aug 2018

Valve's Pierre-Loup Griffais announced on Twitter that they've hired Andrey Smirnov to help them get some SteamOS changes upstream into the main Linux Kernel.

A new SteamOS beta is out with GPU driver updates and a fresh Linux kernel

By Liam Squires-Hand, 4 Aug 2018

Not to be confused with the upcoming SteamOS 3.0, this beta update is for the current 'Brewmaster' release.

Looks like SteamOS 3.0 is on the way codenamed Clockwerk

By Liam Squires-Hand, 24 Jul 2018

This is a little exciting! It seems Valve are pushing ahead with some major updates to SteamOS with SteamOS 3.0.

SteamOS has a minor update to test the waters before a bigger update

By Liam Squires-Hand, 7 Jul 2018

Really good to see this. SteamOS had a small update recently, which is testing the waters towards a bigger update.

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Valve are easing up on what content is allowed on Steam

By Liam Squires-Hand, 6 Jun 2018

In an interesting blog post written up today, Valve's Erik Johnson has said how Valve will be relaxing their rules for what will be acceptable on Steam.

Traditional RTS 'Zero-K' released on Steam, without a Linux build due to an issue on SteamOS

By Liam Squires-Hand, 28 Apr 2018

Sad to see this, another developer hitting SteamOS-specific issues where Valve didn't approve the Linux build. This time it's the free RTS Zero-K.

Valve confirms their continued support for Linux gaming

By Liam Squires-Hand, 4 Apr 2018

It seems my recent article about Valve removing the link to the Steam Machines page caused quite a stir, so Valve have now confirmed their continued support for Linux gaming.

Valve has removed the Steam Machine section from Steam

By Liam Squires-Hand, 30 Mar 2018

In a move that's not exactly surprising, Valve has quietly removed the Steam Machine section from Steam.

Windows 10 S might alarm Valve into boosting SteamOS again

By Liam Squires-Hand, 5 Feb 2018

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You might have heard of Microsoft's latest plans to keep people on their own store, with a locked down Windows 10 S mode to be available on all versions of Windows.

SteamOS updated & Steam Client Beta adds support for 2x scaling for those with 4K monitors and more

By Liam Squires-Hand, 26 Jan 2018

Valve seem to be doing well for early 2018 when it comes to Linux, not only are they updating SteamOS more often, Linux is also getting some overdue attention with the Steam Client too.

SteamOS has a fresh beta update with some major package updates

By Liam Squires-Hand, 4 Jan 2018

Valve have updated the SteamOS beta once again, this time they're pulling in some major package updates to give a better experience.

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One dedicated gamer made a SteamOS tabletop 'car-cade' for DiRT Rally

By Liam Squires-Hand, 15 Nov 2017

I love seeing what people have been able to do with SteamOS and this might just be the most amusing. One dedicated gamer made their very own SteamOS tabletop car-cade to play DiRT Rally.

SteamOS is still alive with a new Beta, although it's a rather uninteresting one

By Liam Squires-Hand, 9 Nov 2017

SteamOS is still clinging on, somehow. Valve just released a new Beta that is mostly just security updates and Debian 8.9 updates.

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SteamOS beta updated with Flatpak support

By Liam Squires-Hand, 26 Jul 2017

A small SteamOS beta update has been released and it adds in Flatpak support. Along with a Linux Kernel bump and security updates.

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SteamOS has another new beta with a newer Kernel and updated Mesa

By Liam Squires-Hand, 15 Jun 2017

For those of you using SteamOS, you might want to know about a new beta Valve just put out. It features the usual security updates as well as a few other niceties.

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The big SteamOS update that drops AMDGPU-PRO in favour of Mesa has left beta

By Liam Squires-Hand, 6 Jun 2017

The big SteamOS beta update that Valve shipped last month has now officially been released into the stable updates branch.

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SteamOS updated, Valve drops AMDGPU-PRO for Mesa

By Liam Squires-Hand, 22 May 2017

Valve haven't been sitting on their hands, as they have pushed out a fresh update for SteamOS that's currently in Beta. It's been a while and it's a good one.