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Steam shown running on Nintendo Switch thanks to latest Proton Beta
By Mark Tyson published
Valve has released Proton 11.0-Beta1, with support for Arm devices.

Steam starts gathering FPS data for performance estimates in the latest client update
By Jowi Morales published
The latest Steam client update included an FPS data gathering component in Beta, allowing the platform to monitor your framerates and compare it with your hardware.

Valve adds early Steam Machine support in SteamOS 3.8
By Kunal Khullar published
SteamOS 3.8.0 preview introduces early Steam Machine support while delivering performance upgrades, improved VRR, and broader handheld compatibility

Torvalds confirms Linux Kernel 7.0 is almost ready for release, bringing many performance improvements with it
By Bruno Ferreira published
Linux Torvalds confirms that the Linux kernel 7.0 is almost ready with multiple performance improvements. We could see it in April with Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.

Linux usage hits an all-time high in Steam Hardware Survey
By Bruno Ferreira published
Linux usage has hit an all-time high in the latest Steam hardware survey, indicating the small but growing popularity of SteamOS and its derivatives.

Gaming-first Linux distro delivers a petabyte of ISOs in one month as users avoid forced updates to Windows 11
By Mark Tyson published
Bazzite devs boast of 'over 1 petabyte of Bazzite ISOs' downloaded in last month.

ROG Xbox Ally runs better on Linux than the Windows it ships with
By Hassam Nasir published
Jury's still out on Microsoft's optimization.

Linux gaming OS Kazeta promises ‘console gaming experience of the 1990s’ for PC users
By Mark Tyson published
Kazeta promises to 'bring the console gaming experience of the '90s to modern PC hardware'
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