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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" />

'''{{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>

~~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>~~

'''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.

==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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[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]

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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" />
+'''{{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>
-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>
+'''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.
+==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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