Power-constrained handhelds deserve a tuned, minimal operating system to get out of your game's way ...

A YouTuber has demonstrated what a real version of SteamOS looks and plays like on their Asus ROG Ally, and it works surprisingly well. There are, however, some ...

Valve has confirmed that it is working on bringing SteamOS support to rival handheld devices like the ROG Ally. Dual booting into Windows on the Steam Deck is still far away, though. SteamOS, Valve's ...

Something to look forward to: Valve's SteamOS is expected to become available for third-party devices in the coming weeks, potentially challenging Windows in the PC gaming sector. An early benchmark ...

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The Steam Deck has been a huge hit among PC gamers, and it remains the top pick in its category despite some aging hardware. A big part of that success is due to SteamOS, Valve’s custom Linux-based ...

Asus and Microsoft will be launching their ROG Xbox Ally series of handheld gaming PCs starting October 16, according to an Asus announcement that went out today. An Xbox-branded extension of Asus’ ...

Over two years after Valve released the Steam Deck and helped mainstream a new sub-genre of PC gaming, the company confirmed that it would allow rival PC handhelds like the Asus ROG Ally to run ...

A recent update to a crucial SteamOS component brings it much closer to fully supporting the Asus ROG Ally and Asus ROG Ally X. This update to Gamescope, a tool that manages game display settings, ...

Steam Deck may have one of the most iconic operating systems based on Linux to power its PC-like handheld, but Valve has long planned to open it up to its rivals since then. Now, it is confirmed that ...

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Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. The new flagship PC gaming handheld from ASUS and Microsoft, the ROG Xbox Ally X, has been garnering a lot of attention lately. One reason for this is that ...