However, the Linux-based SteamOS edition will start at just $499, likely due to the lack of a Windows license. So far, Valve has not disclosed plans for other manufacturers to pre-install SteamOS ...

The lack of a Windows license seems to contribute to a lower starting cost for the "Powered by SteamOS" edition of the Legion Go S, which will start at $500 when it's made available in May.

Pierre-Loup Griffais, one of the lead designers on the Steam Deck and SteamOS, tells me a beta for ... not confirm which handhelds might just start working, though there are some obvious ...

This week, Valve took another step toward reaching the SteamOS endgame. After Lenovo unveiled the Legion Go S Powered by SteamOS, Valve clearly signaled its intent to officially expand SteamOS to ...

And that makes SteamOS a bellwether for greater proliferation of non-Windows devices (if not necessarily “Linux” specifically) in a huge range of form factors. At the start of 2025 ...

This year's CES saw the announcement of the first third-party device "Powered by Steam OS", the Legion Go S, and if Valve has ...

Valve will begin allowing third-party handhelds to license SteamOS starting with Lenovo's new Legion Go S. At CES 2025, Lenovo announced that it will ship a version of its upcoming Legion Go S ...

With the SteamOS-powered Legion Go S finally confirmed and set to officially launch in May for $499, you might be wondering if Valve is ready to release SteamOS more broadly. In other words ...

Lenovo recently revealed that its upcoming Legion Go S gaming handheld will ship with Valve's SteamOS operating system. Valve has been working to expand SteamOS to third-party devices for quite ...

It now has plenty of competition, some with better chips and some with better screens, but none have matched the convenience of Valve’s SteamOS operating ... Let’s start with the chip: over ...

SteamOS is slowly becoming an alternative to Windows for handheld gaming devices. After launching the Steam Deck with SteamOS, its own operating system, Valve is now partnering with third-party ...

Valve's Steam Deck operating system SteamOS can now also run on handhelds from independent manufacturers. The Legion Go S from Lenovo makes the start. Until now, Valve's Linux operating system ...