Valve is continuous to broaden SteamOS assist past its personal {hardware}, with the most recent beta including “preliminary gamepad assist” for a couple of latest gaming handhelds and enhancing compatibility for a couple of others. Ars Technica reviews: These newly supported handhelds embrace MSI’s Claw 8 EX AI+, the extraordinarily costly, extraordinarily highly effective handheld constructed round Intel’s Arc G3 processor that launched this summer time. Whereas SteamOS has lengthy included beta assist for “different AMD powered handhelds,” Valve has solely lately been engaged on providing compatibility with Intel-based handhelds just like the MSI Claw line. This weekend’s replace suggests the corporate hasn’t deserted these efforts and that Intel chips aren’t being not noted of the SteamOS dialog.
SteamOS 3.8.25 additionally newly helps the controllers constructed into Ayaneo’s Android-focused Pocket S2 and the extra lately launched Home windows-based Konkr Match. Valve additionally says the brand new OS provides “improved assist” for older MSI Claw units and the OneXPlayer line of moveable gaming PCs. This weekend’s replace follows June’s SteamOS 3.8 replace, which careworn “improved compatibility with latest Intel and AMD platforms.” That replace particularly referred to as out improved controller assist on handhelds from the likes of GPD Win, Anbernic, and OrangePi, in addition to enhancements for varied Lenovo Legion Go, MSI Claw, and OneXPlayer units. The report notes that the brand new SteamOS replace additionally updates the Linux driver powering the brand new Steam Controller, “permitting it to work with ‘native controller functions’ even when Steam shouldn’t be operating.”
