Valve dropped SteamOS 3.8.9 Beta, Initial support for upcoming Steam Machine hardware.
β’ SteamOS 3.8.9 Beta is live
β’ Initial support for upcoming Steam Machine hardware
β’ Support for waking from sleep with a connected Steam Controller
β’ Preliminary HDMI VRR support for devices with native HDMI output
β’ Updated Arch system base
β’ Updated graphics driver with performance and stability fixes
β’ KDE Plasma updated to 6.4.3
β’ Desktop Mode now uses Wayland by default
β’ Improved support for recent Intel and AMD platforms
β’ Added controller, TDP, and speaker audio support for ASUS ROG Xbox Ally series
β’ Reduced handheld controller input latency from 5-8ms to 100-500us
β’ Added initial firmware for upcoming Intel handhelds
Valve is not just patching the Steam Deck anymore. SteamOS is clearly being prepared for more hardware, more handhelds, and possibly a much bigger push outside the Deck.
If Steam Machine launches this summer with strong SteamOS support, Xbox and budget gaming PCs might have a real problem.