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SteamOS ~~is a [[Valve]] developed operating system made specifically with gaming in mind as it comes with [[Steam]] preinstalled~~. It can be found on Valve's first-party hardware, which includes the Steam Deck, Steam Machine, and Steam Frame. Starting in 2025, Valve added support to include third-party devices, such as the Lenovo Legion Go and Asus ROG Ally. It can alternatively be installed on personal computers but comes without official support from Valve.<ref name=":0" />

It is a Linux ~~distribution~~, ~~based on~~ [[~~wikipedia:Arch_Linux|Arch Linux~~]]. ~~So while the Steam application is proprietary~~, ~~the operating system is [[Free~~ software ~~movement~~|~~free~~ and ~~open-source~~]] ~~software~~.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=1 Apr 2026 |title=SteamOS |url=https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260331014810/https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/ |archive-date=31 Mar 2026 |access-date=1 Apr 2026 |website=Steam}}</ref>

'''{{Wplink|SteamOS}}''' is a {{Wplink|Linux}}-based operating system, developed and maintained by [[Valve]]. Despite being a full fledged desktop OS, '''SteamOS'''<nowiki/>' primarily optimized for gaming. It incorporates many gaming specific tweaks, such as {{Wplink|Proton_(software)|Proton}} and [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Gamescope Gamescope], and comes with [[Steam]] pre-installed. It is the default OS on Valve's first-party hardware, which includes the Steam Deck, Steam Machine and Steam Frame.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=1 Apr 2026 |title=SteamOS |url=https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260331014810/https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/ |archive-date=31 Mar 2026 |access-date=1 Apr 2026 |website=Steam}}</ref> Starting from 2025, Valve has been broadening device support to include third-party devices.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alderson |first=Alex |date=2025-05-23 |title=Valve releases major new SteamOS update with Asus ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go and Legion Go S support |url=https://www.notebookcheck.net/Valve-releases-major-new-SteamOS-update-with-Asus-ROG-Ally-Lenovo-Legion-Go-and-Legion-Go-S-support.1023166.0.html |url-status=live |access-date=2026-04-29 |website=Notebookcheck News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Samarveer |date=2026-04-22 |title=SteamOS now runs on every AMD handheld, and Valve didn't even make a big deal about it |url=https://www.xda-developers.com/steamos-now-runs-on-every-amd-handheld-and-valve-didnt-even-make-a-big-deal-about-it/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-04-29 |website=XDA}}</ref>

'''SteamOS''' was first unveiled in 2013, with versions 1.0 and 2.0 being based on {{Wplink|Debian}}. These releases showed limited adaption. In 2022, alongside the Steam Deck, Valve announced SteamOS 3.0 based on {{Wplink|Arch Linux}}.

==Consumer-impact summary==

==Incidents==

This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

===Example incident one (''date'')===

Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).

===Example incident two (''date'')===

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==See also==

*[[Microsoft Windows 11]]

*[[Apple macOS]]

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-SteamOS is a [[Valve]] developed operating system made specifically with gaming in mind as it comes with [[Steam]] preinstalled. It can be found on Valve's first-party hardware, which includes the Steam Deck, Steam Machine, and Steam Frame. Starting in 2025, Valve added support to include third-party devices, such as the Lenovo Legion Go and Asus ROG Ally. It can alternatively be installed on personal computers but comes without official support from Valve.<ref name=":0" />
-It is a Linux distribution, based on [[wikipedia:Arch_Linux|Arch Linux]]. So while the Steam application is proprietary, the operating system is [[Free software movement|free and open-source]] software.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=1 Apr 2026 |title=SteamOS |url=https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260331014810/https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/ |archive-date=31 Mar 2026 |access-date=1 Apr 2026 |website=Steam}}</ref>
+'''{{Wplink|SteamOS}}''' is a {{Wplink|Linux}}-based operating system, developed and maintained by [[Valve]]. Despite being a full fledged desktop OS, '''SteamOS'''<nowiki/>' primarily optimized for gaming. It incorporates many gaming specific tweaks, such as {{Wplink|Proton_(software)|Proton}} and [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Gamescope Gamescope], and comes with [[Steam]] pre-installed. It is the default OS on Valve's first-party hardware, which includes the Steam Deck, Steam Machine and Steam Frame.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=1 Apr 2026 |title=SteamOS |url=https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260331014810/https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/ |archive-date=31 Mar 2026 |access-date=1 Apr 2026 |website=Steam}}</ref> Starting from 2025, Valve has been broadening device support to include third-party devices.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alderson |first=Alex |date=2025-05-23 |title=Valve releases major new SteamOS update with Asus ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go and Legion Go S support |url=https://www.notebookcheck.net/Valve-releases-major-new-SteamOS-update-with-Asus-ROG-Ally-Lenovo-Legion-Go-and-Legion-Go-S-support.1023166.0.html |url-status=live |access-date=2026-04-29 |website=Notebookcheck News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Samarveer |date=2026-04-22 |title=SteamOS now runs on every AMD handheld, and Valve didn't even make a big deal about it |url=https://www.xda-developers.com/steamos-now-runs-on-every-amd-handheld-and-valve-didnt-even-make-a-big-deal-about-it/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-04-29 |website=XDA}}</ref>
+'''SteamOS''' was first unveiled in 2013, with versions 1.0 and 2.0 being based on {{Wplink|Debian}}. These releases showed limited adaption. In 2022, alongside the Steam Deck, Valve announced SteamOS 3.0 based on {{Wplink|Arch Linux}}.
+==Consumer-impact summary==
+{{Ph-C-CIS}}
+==Incidents==
+{{Ph-C-Inc}}
+This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
+===Example incident one (''date'')===
+{{Main|link to the main CR Wiki article}}
+Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
+===Example incident two (''date'')===
+...
 ==See also==
 *[[Microsoft Windows 11]]
 *[[Apple macOS]]
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