Steam, Valve and ARM
Valve’s ARM64 game testing points towards new Steam hardware, if vaguely
Valve are likely up to something hardware-related again, report NotebookCheck. Their next chunk of plastic and wires – following the Valve Index, Steam Deck and Steam Deck OLED – could swap PC gaming’s favoured x86 architecture for ARM, the type of processor favoured by the Nintendo Switch, Macs, and mobile phones.
Valve is testing ARM64 support that could bring Steam games to smartphones
Valve is bridging its x86 library with ARM framework support for possible Steam games on mobile. The focus on ARM64 hints at expanded cross-platform support for SteamOS. Speculation includes Steam games on mobile and the potential development of Valve's standalone VR headset.
Valve appears to be testing ARM64 and Android gaming support for Steam on Linux
Proton is Valve's solution for running many Windows games seamlessly on the Linux-based SteamOS. The leaked code shows Valve testing this ARM64 version with a wide
Valve may be working on a Linux ARM64-based version of Steam
Valve may be developing an ARM64 version of Proton for Linux gaming. Hundreds of games, like Left 4 Dead, have been tested for compatibility using a new 64-bit layer. The potential for ARM64-based portable consoles opens exciting new possibilities.
Valve appears to be testing Arm64 support in Proton but I wouldn't get too excited about an Arm-based Steam Deck 2 just yet
Eagle-eyed users have spotted a test application on SteamDB suggesting that Valve is experimenting with Arm64 support for Proton, the software that enables Windows games to run on Linux systems.
ARM64 Trial for Top Games by Valve Sparks Buzz Around Potential New Hardware
In a move that has sent ripples through the gaming community, Valve has confirmed that it’s actively testing ARM64 support for several of its popular games. This development has sparked intense speculation about the company’s potential plans for future hardware,
Valve could be planning to bring Windows gaming to Linux systems with ARM chips
Valve’s Proton software makes it possible to play many Windows PC games on computers running Linux-based operating system, including Valve’s own Steam Deck handheld gaming PC.
Valve appear to be testing ARM64 and Android support for Steam on Linux
Valve appear to have some pretty ambitious future plans for Steam, as we've seen recently a leak (and not for the first time) that Valve has plans for ARM64 and Android support on Linux.
Expanded Steam gaming compatibility likely coming to Arm chips with hundreds of Windows games — Valve testing ARM64 Proton compatibility layer
On0, Valve pushed changes to a test application visible on SteamDB indicating a massive list of games being tested with its Proton compatibility layer. Interestingly, there now also seems to be an ARM64 version of Proton,
Valve testing ARM for future game hardware
Valve, which operates Steam, the largest online marketplace for PC games, has worked hard to hedge against the possibility of Microsoft turning Windows into a closed marketplace-Linux gaming is taking off and Valve branched out into hardware to run it.
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Steam May Bring PC Gaming to Your Phone
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Valve could come to the rescue of Copilot+ PCs for running games, as test version of Proton for Arm CPUs is spotted
Tom’s Hardware spotted that in Valve’s recent round of testing a large number of PC games with Proton, there seems to be an ...
Steam keeps breaking concurrent-user records as new games arrive
Steam's run began on August 25 when the runaway success of Black Myth: Wukong helped attract 37.2 million concurrent users.
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Valve’s Proton software makes it possible to play many Windows PC games on computers running Linux-based operating system, including Valve’s own Steam Deck handheld gaming PC. So far Proton has only ...