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Valve confirms it’s working with Intel and Nvidia on SteamOS for more GPUs
Valve is expanding SteamOS beyond AMD-based devices by actively collaborating with Intel and Nvidia to enable broader GPU compatibility across handheld and desktop platforms, with Intel support already in beta and Nvidia support expected beyond 2026. This strategic diversification reduces Valve's hardware dependency on a single chipmaker and positions SteamOS as a cross-platform gaming OS ecosystem, potentially disrupting traditional Windows-centric gaming hardware markets. For IT organizations, this signals emerging opportunities in Linux-based enterprise gaming infrastructure and the need to prepare support models for fragmented GPU driver landscapes across multiple vendors.
A YouTuber got SteamOS running on an MSI Claw 8 AI Plus like this one. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge MSI's Intel-powered Claw gaming handhelds have so far mostly been Windows machines, meaning that anyone who picks one up has to deal with the crusty experience that is Windows on a handheld gaming PC. But now, both Valve and Intel tell The Verge that they're working with each other, and people like YouTuber ETA Prime are already having good experiences with SteamOS on Intel. Valve's recently launched SteamOS 3.8 update spells out that Valve has added "initial firmware for upcoming Intel handhelds" and controller support for some MSI Claw devices, including last year's well-received 8 AI Plus. ETA Prime actually got a beta of SteamOS 3.8 ru … Read the full story at The Verge.