Arm64, Proton and Steam Deck
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.
ARM version of Steam Deck’s Proton layer spotted in testing
It looks like Valve is working on bringing the Steam Deck's "special sauce" for Windows games on Linux to Snapdragon and other ARM devices.
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.
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.
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 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 ...
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Steam May Bring PC Gaming to Your Phone
There are rumors that Steam is going past regular PC limitations. The leak shows that many popular titles, like Left 4 Dead 2 ...
New AMD Ryzen CPU leak hints at power of future Steam Deck 2 rivals
The AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme handheld gaming CPU could feature only eight cores, which beats the Steam Deck but not current ...
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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 ...
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God of War Ragnarök on Steam Deck shows the best and worst of handheld PC-ing
God of War Ragnarök has the makings of a quality Steam Deck game, but bugs and a silly PSN requirement spoil its chances.