Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. Valve’s Steam Deck is capable of being much more than a handheld ...

Valve recently announced the Steam Deck, its entry into the handheld PC market that would be fully integrated with Steam. Alongside some impressive specs for its small size, Valve has confirmed that ...

Perhaps Valve’s crusade against Windows isn’t quite over yet. After Valve quietly removed the Steam Machines page from its storefront earlier this year, it seemed like a quiet capitulation to Windows ...

In September 2013, Valve founder Gabe Newell gave a rare, 20-minute presentation at LinuxCon. He called Linux "the future of gaming," predicting that as the industry became more user-driven and ...

August 27, 2018 Steam's new Linux compatibility tools work with over a thousand games, according to community testing. A major Steam update currently in beta has added built-in compatibility tools to ...

TL;DR: Windows remains the leading PC gaming OS with 95.1% market share, but Linux, driven by SteamOS and Steam Deck popularity, is steadily growing among gamers. Valve's SteamOS offers optimized ...

Linux gamers on Steam have crossed the 3% mark for the first time, according to the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for October 2025. Windows remains the most used operating system with 94.84% of ...

Apple’s macOS has been the second most popular operating system on the Steam game distribution platform for a long time, but that has now changed. Linux has surpassed macOS for the No. 2 spot, ...

Following months of rumors, Valve finally announced the new Steam Machine earlier this week. And while I might question the company's decision to ship a system with only 8GB of VRAM in 2026, I believe ...

Valve has been busy updating Steam's Linux client and if, as a gamer, the merest mention of 'the other OS' triggers your Ubuntu-based post traumatic stress disorder then it might have just created the ...

Valve recently removed Steam Machines from the Steam Store navigation menus which naturally led people to believe that Valve was giving up on that initiative, also leading to concern about its ...

Linux users are slowly earning a bigger slice of the pie on Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey. Linux users are slowly earning a bigger slice of the pie on Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey. is a ...