SteamOS, PC and Valve

Lenovo Announces World's First Non-Valve Handheld PC with SteamOS
Lenovo has finally announced a new line of Legion Go handheld PCs, with one that will come installed with SteamOS out of the box. The new model is called the Legion Go S, and it's the world's first handheld PC from a third-party manufacturer using Valve's operating system.
Valve will power a Lenovo portable gaming PC as SteamOS expands beyond Steam Deck
Valve is making a notable shift with its portable gaming strategy as Lenovo debuted a new edition of its Legion Go
Bye-bye Windows gaming? SteamOS officially expands past the Steam Deck.
The official launch of the "Powered by SteamOS" program has been a long time coming; Valve's Lawrence Yang said as far back as 2022 that the company is "excited to see people make their own SteamOS machines." More recently, Valve confirmed that it was working on official SteamOS support for the Asus ROG Ally.
Valve Expands SteamOS Beyond Steam Deck, Challenging Windows Gaming Dominance
Valve partners with Lenovo to expand SteamOS beyond Steam Deck, challenging Windows' gaming dominance with optimized handheld experience.
SteamOS beta could be available to download to your handheld gaming PC of choice as soon as April
With the announcement of the Lenovo Legion Go S handheld gaming PC, the gears are well and truly turning. Revealed to be the first officially licensed third-party device to be running Valve's Linux-based OS, we finally have more details about what to expect from the future of SteamOS—chiefly, Valve is opening the floodgates.
Valve will officially let you install SteamOS on other handhelds as soon as this April
SteamOS was always supposed to be bigger than Valve’s own Steam Deck, and 2025 is the year it finally expands. Not only will Lenovo ship the first third-party SteamOS handheld this May, Valve has now revealed it will let you install a working copy of SteamOS on other handhelds even sooner than that.
SteamOS Is Coming To More PC Gaming Handhelds, Starting With Lenovo's New Unit
It's official: Valve's SteamOS will be available on more platforms soon, and the first handheld PC gaming device to adopt the operating system will be the new Lenovo Legion Go S. At CES 2025, it was revealed that the slim Lenovo unit will run on the Linux-based OS--, the same one used on Valve's Steam Deck.
SteamOS Will Soon Be Available on Non-Steam Deck Handhelds
Valve is working on a version of SteamOS that can be installed on non-Steam Deck gaming handheld PCs, including the Lenovo Legion Go S.
Lenovo Announces New PC Gaming Handhelds: Legion Go 2, Go S
Lenovo has announced two new iterations on the Legion Go, a PC gaming handheld it released in October 2023. The Legion Go 2 will be a beefier—and likely pricier—version of Lenovo's first-generation device,
Lenovo's Legion Go S is the first third-party SteamOS gaming handheld
Lenovo's Legion Go S is the first third-party handheld PC to come with SteamOS out of the box, heralding a new era in PC gaming-the one where Windows might become increasingly optional. The Legion Go S boasts AMD's exclusive Z2 Go processor and Zen 3 architecture,
SteamOS Expands Beyond Steam Deck: The Legion Go S Is the First Officially Licensed Third-Party Handheld Powered by Valve's Open-Source Linux Distribution
SteamOS is the same operating system we run on Steam Deck, and the team is making updates to ensure it fully supports the Lenovo Legion Go S and provides the same seamless experience customers expect.
Microsoft should be terrified of SteamOS
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The Switch 2 is almost here — but PC handhelds are giving it big competition
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SteamOS Is Officially Launching on a System That's Not By Valve
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Lenovo Legion Go S pre-orders are now live, but I'm waiting for the $499 SteamOS version
Lenovo Legion Go S pre-orders just went live at Best Buy, and you can now reserve the Windows 11 version for $729. There's no ...