Valve, SteamOS

Valve Promises A SteamOS Beta For Multiple Handhelds
Valve shared some welcome news about running SteamOS on devices beyond the Steam Deck or the officially licensed Legion Go S model.
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.
Interview: Valve talks SteamOS on third-party handhelds
Adam cornered Valve engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais to chat about the Legion Go S and other third-party handhelds running Steam software.
Legion Go S: Valve releases SteamOS for other handhelds
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.
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.
The Lenovo Legion Go S Is the First Non-Valve Handheld With SteamOS
The Lenovo Legion Go S with Windows or SteamOS also joins a prototype for the Lenovo Go 2, now with controllers you can comfortably hold.
Valve is bringing SteamOS to the Lenovo Legion Go S
Valve announced its new philosophy regarding SteamOS in a blog post today. Valve partnered with Lenovo for a “Powered By SteamOS” model of the upcoming handheld, and says that the company “is making updates to ensure [SteamOS] fully supports the Lenovo Legion Go S and provides the same seamless experience customers expect.”
I got hands on with the Lenovo Legion Go S handheld PC with Valve's SteamOS—and it seems like a bit of a winner to me
It may have been one of the worst kept secrets in gaming hardware, but Lenovo's new Legion Go S is still real exciting. That's not only because this plucky handheld gaming PC packs one of AMD's new Z2 Series processors but also because it's available with SteamOS installed.
Lenovo’s new Z2 handheld is the Steam Deck we’ve all been waiting for
We may put handhelds like the Asus ROG Ally and Steam Deck up against each other, but the real power of Valve’s handheld is that it’s affordable. For as good as devices like the original Lenovo Legion Go are,
Hands-on: The Steam OS-powered Lenovo Legion Go S is like a Steam Deck from a parallel universe
Lenovo has just announced the first licensed Steam OS handheld, and a short time with the device reveals a familiar experience.
Lenovo makes its new Legion Go family official, and I'm fixated on the handheld maker's $499.99 "Steam Deck"
Following months of rumors, the new Lenovo Legion Go S has finally arrived, and I'm pretty hyped to see there's a SteamOS version. While I wouldn't go as far to call the laptop maker's new handheld a Steam Deck,

Valve Just Silenced All Those Steam Deck 2 Rumors

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 ...
Valve says Deadlock updates will take longer now, but this is actually good news
Valve is changing the frequency and content of Deadlock updates going forward, and this is good for the long term health of ...
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SteamOS Is Officially Launching on a System That's Not By Valve
Valve's SteamOS officially expands to third-party devices, with an upcoming handheld gaming PC set to ship with the Steam ...
Valve shuts down Steam Deck 2 speculation as AMD says it's building chips for a stronger handheld: "There is and will be no Z2 Steam Deck"
"There is and will be no Z2 Steam Deck," Valve coder Pierre-Loup Griffais quickly clarified on Bluesky. "Guessing the slide ...
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Artifact saw a mysterious player count jump over new year, six years after Valve’s trading card game died off
If you’re interested in diving into Artifact’s deflating history, Will Partin’s brilliant piece for Waypoint remains the definitive chronicle. The game ceased development and went free-to-play back in ...