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New project brings strong Linux compatibility to more classic Windows games
Those additional options should be welcome news for fans looking for new ways to play PC games of a certain […]
Valve upends the CS2 item marketplace with new “trade up” update
Valve benefits from any panicked trading in the short term, with every Steam Marketplace sale carrying a 5 percent “Steam […]
Games run faster on SteamOS than Windows 11, Ars testing finds
A clear improvement As you can see in the included charts, SteamOS showed noticeable frame rate improvements in four of […]
Why Microsoft’s next Xbox should just run Windows already
Skip to content The AMD-powered “next generation Xbox console” should take a tip from the ROG Xbox Ally. Hey, you […]
SteamOS 3.7 brings Valve’s gaming OS to other handhelds and generic AMD PCs
Valve’s instructions will walk you through downloading a SteamOS recovery image and copying it to a USB drive using either […]
Arch Linux-based SteamOS 3.7.8 update brings Plasma 6, better battery controls, and Legion Go S support
Valve has officially pushed SteamOS 3.7.8 to the Stable channel, and it’s a hefty one. After months of development in […]
Half-Life 3 is just the hot exclusive Valve needs to propel SteamOS past Windows
The ultimate system seller Opinion: Just as Half-Life 2 helped launch Steam, a sequel could help establish non-Windows PC gaming. […]
Valve releases full Team Fortress 2 game code to encourage new, free versions
Valve’s updates to its classic games evoke Hemingway’s two kinds of going bankrupt: gradually, then suddenly. Nothing is heard, little […]
When software updates actually improve—instead of ruin—our favorite devices
Opinion: These tech products have gotten better over time. The Hatch Restore 2 smart alarm clock. Credit: Scharon Harding For […]
