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'''{{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 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 ~~devices~~ 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>

'''{{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 Debian. These releases showed limited adaption. In 2022, alongside the Steam Deck, Valve announced SteamOS 3.0 based on Arch Linux.

'''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==

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-'''{{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 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 devices 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>
+'''{{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 Debian. These releases showed limited adaption. In 2022, alongside the Steam Deck, Valve announced SteamOS 3.0 based on Arch Linux.
+'''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==