This is excellent news. HDR-support is one of the last things I’ve been waiting on for Linux.
In case you didn’t know, you can use gamescope to get HDR on Linux desktop right now if you start it from a TTY.
Have been using it for a while and it works really well besides the TTY restriction.
Hdr support on Linux would go crazy
I would switch to Linux in the desktop if SteamOS was polished for it.
Gaming and modding on Windows is already full of caveats, I’d only be willing to jump into that with Linux if there was a widely adopted and supported OS there to make sure the mod compatibility and UX was better.
@Nefyedardu @petsoi @MJBrune we need to be vocal that the people want a steam gaming laptop and OS. Steam deck is a good start.
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.
- They’ve stated they want SteamOS on third-party devices before
- 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.
Please give us sources. It clearly has a Desktop, it clearly names SteamOS 3.5 and it clearly is for Handhels too.
