this post was submitted on 16 Sep 2023
96 points (99.0% liked)

Linux Gaming

14809 readers
11 users here now

Gaming on the GNU/Linux operating system.

Recommended news sources:

Related chat:

Related Communities:

Please be nice to other members. Anyone not being nice will be banned. Keep it fun, respectful and just be awesome to each other.

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
96
Steam Deck OS 3.5 now in Preview with HDR, VRR and display colour settings (www.gamingonlinux.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
20 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

The fact is that they are rebranding it to Steam Deck OS.

As far as I know they've said nothing about that. It's reasonable to say that the title is a typo for a couple reasons.

  1. They've stated they want SteamOS on third-party devices before
  2. There's also the rumored VR headset running SteamOS as well

Two use cases for the OS that have nothing to do with Steam Deck, so "Steam Deck OS" makes no sense as a name. I personally think they are waiting for Plasma 6+HDR support+VR support before they ship a desktop version, it's important to have feature-parity with Windows out the gate for good word-of-mouth.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

it’s not a typo: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200

It's literally been repeated for every version since July 19, 2022. They last used the "SteamOS" term in the title on May 26, 2022.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Ok, not a typo. Other than the title of these patch notes, is it referred to as "Steam Deck OS" anywhere else? On Preview branch the distro still says "SteamOS Holo".