- Valve has released Steamos 3.7.9 Beta, with corrections to Lenovo Legion Go S and other Strix Point -Handheld
- It comes only one week after Steamos 3.7 stacks that provided official support for Legion Go’s
- It highlights additional Valves Steamos benefits compared to Microsoft’s Windows 11 for games
Microsoft’s Windows 11 has been controversial for PC players recently, specifically with its 24H2 update. And Valves Steamos seems to be the most appropriate alternative to handheld users, with its focus moving away from the steam deck for the first time.
As reported by Gamingonlinux, Valve released Steamos 3.7.9 Beta, coming after its recent Steamos 3.7 stable update. The update provided support for Lenovo Legion Go’s and other AMD-powered handhelds, and this new beta contains corrections to the units; It addresses controller input and frame tempo problems and other adjustments you can read in its patch notes.
Valve recently stated that it would continuously work on support for handheld devices that are not officially steamos license, and it seems that it is held true to its word. Users also have other Steamos clones such as Bazzite, which has been available and supported much longer than Valve’s recent efforts for other handhelds.
It is an example of the valve that supports these portable systems within a short period, exactly one week after Steamos 3.7 stable release. Since Microsoft’s Windows 11 is focused on desktop -PCs and laptops and less on handhelds, the difference between the two operating systems is clear.
Handheld suppliers like ASUS and Lenovo provide software like Armory Crate to help streamline the experience with menus and Hubs built for games. However, performance at steamos has been shown so much better than games running on Windows 11 and without bloatware and non-play software running in the background, it’s not too much of a surprise.
Analysis: Leaving Windows 11 to Steamos on Handheld to Steamos is a no-brainer at this time …
With features such as hibernation and quick resume on steamos (or bazzite, which is what I use), and most importantly better performance in which Windows 11 afterwards was an easy choice for me – and I expect more Asus Rog Ally X, MSI Claw 8 AI+and Lenovo Legion Go users will change faster.
Using Development Mode on Windows 11 via the power button is a complete mess. Either the screen is constantly switching back (especially when running a game), or resuming and getting back into your game will make it go down or freeze the device completely.
Combined with the questions of constant micro -latches in games, the lack of graphics drivers supplied by suppliers, AMDS AFMF (framework generation software) that does not work effectively, and bloatware, it would be a literal downgrade to return to Windows.
It also promises to see that game developers of games using anti-cheat software work against support for the Linux-based OS-and Splitgate 2 Is a good example of this with its recent update, highlighted by Gamingonlinux.
