📰 SteamOS Ported to Arm handhelds, PixelMob Portable NAS, and Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K with Vega OS: Liliputing News Roundup

Valve developed an ARM version of SteamOS for its Steam Frame VR headset • PixelMob is a new portable NAS/mini PC from UnifyDrive for media backup, with an RK3588 chip, up to 3 M.2 2280 slots for storage, CFexpress, SD, and microSD card support a 7 inch AMOLED display, USB4 (40 Gbps), and 2.5 GbE LAN • Apple is said to be planning to launch a new smart home product on Oct 13 with a "6-inch square display" that can be wall mounted or placed on a...

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/steamos-ported-to-arm-handhelds-pixelmob-portable-nas-and-amazons-new-fire-tv-stick-4k-with-vega-os-liliputing-news-roundup/

#arm #steam

📰 Valve's Work On Foveated Rendering For The Open-Source Turnip Driver On The Steam Frame

As part of Valve's work on developing the Steam Frame VR headset, they worked on foveated rendering support for the Mesa Turnip driver that supports the Qualcomm Adreno graphics with open-source Vulkan API support. Foveated rendering is the technique to more closely mimic human vision by rendering high detail at your direct gaze point and lower quality in the peripheral vision.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Frame-Turnip-Foveated

#opensource #steam

📰 I moved my Steam library to a cheap external SSD, and load times barely changed

Inexpensive storage doesn't necessarily mean slow games.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/moved-steam-library-to-cheap-external-ssd-and-load-times-barely-changed/

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📰 Check out some of the most highly rated Steam Deck Verified games from September 2026

Here's some of the highest-rated Steam Deck Verified games released on Steam during September 2026. Helping you find something great to play on the go!Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/check-out-some-of-the-most-highly-rated-steam-deck-verified-games-from-september-2026/

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📰 Valve give game developers more Steam Deck Framerate data

Valve have expanded their feedback for developers whose games are Steam Deck Verified to provide more performance data.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/valve-give-game-developers-more-steam-deck-framerate-data/

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📰 SteamOS 0.4.4 Beta for Steam Frame brings a setting to control Presence Sensor Sensitivity

Valve just released SteamOS 0.4.4 Beta for Steam Frame, bringing a setting that should hopefully help people having issues with the headset screen going black.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steamos-0-4-4-beta-for-steam-frame-brings-a-setting-to-control-presence-sensor-sensitivity/

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📰 There's now over 200 Steam Frame Verified games

Valve's new VR kit the Steam Frame has managed to cross over 200 games that are rated Steam Frame Verified.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/theres-now-over-200-steam-frame-verified-games/

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📰 The Fanatical Build Your Own Retro Revival Bundle has plenty of great picks

Fanatical has another big Steam bundle live with the Build Your Own Retro Revival Bundle, giving you a choice from a pretty varied selection.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/the-fanatical-build-your-own-retro-revival-bundle-has-plenty-of-great-picks/

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📰 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 is Steam Deck & Steam Machine Verified ahead of release

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 releases soon on October 14th, and it is now rated Steam Deck Verified and Steam Machine Verified!Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/warhammer-40-000-boltgun-2-is-steam-deck-steam-machine-verified-ahead-of-release/

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📰 NVIDIA 615.78.08 Linux Driver Adds VK_NV_low_latency2 r3 For Improved VKD3D-Proton

NVIDIA today released their 615.78.08 Linux driver build with a useful improvement for gamers using Steam Play (Proton) with Direct3D 12 games via VKD3D-Proton along with a variety of other fixes...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-615.78.08-Linux

#linux #proton #steam

📰 FEX 2610 Released With Handling For AVX-VNNI, Disk Cache Improvements

FEX 2610 released today as the newest monthly release of this open-source emulator for running x86_64 games/apps on AArch64 for ARM64 Linux systems, including most notably by Valve's Steam Frame headset...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/FEX-2610-Released

#linux #opensource #steam

📰 Steam Beta Now Defaults Non-Steam Windows Binaries To Using Proton

Valve released tonight a new Steam client beta that includes some notable improvements for Linux users...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Beta-Use-Proton-Default

#linux #proton #steam

📰 SteamOS 0.4 for Steam Frame is out now with better power efficiency and battery lifetime

Valve just released a major stable update for all Steam Frame owners, bringing some great sounding improvements.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steamos-0-4-for-steam-frame-is-out-now-with-better-power-efficiency-and-battery-lifetime/

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📰 I replaced Moonlight and Parsec with Steam Remote Play, and my game streams finally get the quality they deserve

With Steam's addition of the Pyrowave codec, local streaming quality has received a serious upgrade.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-replaced-moonlight-and-parsec-with-valve-remote-play-pyrowave/

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📰 Pimax to improve Linux VR support, announces Crystal Pro headset and their own Steam Machine

Pimax recently revealed a new high-end VR kit, along with their own version of a Steam Machine, and they plan better Linux support overall.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/pimax-to-improve-linux-vr-support-announces-crystal-pro-headset-and-their-own-steam-machine/

#linux #steam

📰 Squadron 42 now has a Steam page and new trailer ahead of "Q2 2027" release

Cloud Imperium Games have put up a Steam page for Squadron 42, their cinematic single-player sci-fi adventure game set in the expansive Star Citizen universe.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/squadron-42-now-has-a-steam-page-and-new-trailer-ahead-of-q2-2027-release/

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📰 Steam Frame - some early thoughts

GamingOnLinux has managed to acquire the SteamOS powered Steam Frame VR device, these are some initial thoughts now I've got it all set up.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steam-frame-some-early-thoughts/

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📰 I gave my local LLM my entire Steam library, and it recommends games better than Steam does

Can Gemma 4 figure out my gaming taste better than Steam?

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-gave-my-local-llm-my-entire-steam-library-and-it-recommends-games-better-than-steam-does/

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📰 Steam gamers bomb the Total War: Shogun 2 remaster's score to Overwhelmingly Negative as the original gets delisted

If you're going to release a remastered version of your game, you have to make sure that it performs and looks better than the game you're remixing. If you can't guarantee that, leaving the original up for people to play helps a lot in the long run. It seems

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/steam-gamers-bomb-the-total-war-shogun-2-remasters-score-to-overwhelmingly-negative-as-the-original-gets-delisted/

#steam

📰 New Steam Client Update Adds Many Linux Improvements, Big Picture Screensaver

Valve released a new stable Steam Client update with many Linux improvements, as well as updates to the Big Picture Mode, Steam Input, in-game overlay, game recording, and more.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/new-steam-client-update-adds-many-linux-improvements-big-picture-screensaver

#linux #steam