Key insights

• ⚙️ Valve is developing new Steam hardware and potentially challenging Microsoft's desktop dominance
• 🔧 Challenges in installing Steam OS for non-developers as a proper installer is not available yet
• 🖥️ Installed Steam OS on unsupported Hardware, faced challenges with setup and hardware compatibility, performed better with a Radeon RX 7600, designed for controller navigation with a game-focused UI
• 🎮 Switching to Steam OS for a seamless and effortless gaming experience in the living room, desire for a console-like experience
• 🎯 Exploring functionalities and limitations of the Steam controller, adjusting game settings and enabling HDR support, potential challenges for living room gaming
• 🔒 Valve's Steam OS is an immutable operating system, preventing critical system changes and resetting on reboot, providing various web browsers and allowing non-Steam apps in desktop mode
• 💻 Using Linux with standard peripherals works similar to other operating systems, Steam OS lacks out-of-the-box printer support, limitations and unresolved issues still exist
• ☁️ Amazon Luna offers cloud gaming with a rotating library of games and low-latency streaming options

Q&A

• What are the limitations of using Linux with standard peripherals, and what is Valve doing to improve Steam OS?

  Using Linux with standard peripherals is convenient, but there are still some limitations such as printer support. Valve is continuously improving Steam OS, and new Steam Machines might be announced. However, it's not yet ready to replace Windows due to some unresolved issues.

• What are the key features and limitations of Valve's Steam OS?

  Valve's Steam OS is an immutable operating system designed to prevent critical system changes and reset on reboot. It limits software installation to flat pack-based Discover Software Center, provides various web browsers such as Li wolf, Vivaldi, Brave, and Chromium, allows non-Steam apps in desktop mode, including Discord and non-Steam games.

• What aspects of Steam controller functionality and limitations are explored in the video?

  The video explores the functionalities and limitations of the Steam controller, adjusting game settings, enabling HDR support, gaming experience on Linux, potential challenges for living room gaming, growth of the game library for Linux, and building a Steam OS game console.

• Why might someone switch to Steam OS from Windows for gaming in the living room?

  A frustrating gaming experience on Windows might prompt a user to switch to Steam OS for a seamless and effortless gaming experience in the living room. This decision could be driven by struggles with upgrades and configurations on Windows, coupled with a desire for a console-like experience in the living room.

• What challenges were faced when installing Steam OS on unsupported hardware?

  When installed on unsupported hardware, there were challenges with setup and hardware compatibility. It performed better with a Radeon RX 7600 and is designed for controller navigation with a game-focused UI.

• What is Valve's plan regarding Steam hardware and Microsoft's desktop dominance?

  Valve is developing new Steam hardware and ramping up efforts to challenge Microsoft's desktop dominance. Steam OS, initially created to counter the threat of Microsoft's walled garden, is being prepared for an official wide release. However, installing Steam OS is not straightforward yet. Valve is working on a proper installer but it's not available for non-developers at the moment.

• 00:00 Valve is developing new Steam hardware and ramping up efforts to challenge Microsoft's desktop dominance. Steam OS, initially created to counter the threat of Microsoft's walled garden, is being prepared for an official wide release. However, installing Steam OS is not straightforward yet. Valve is working on a proper installer but it's not available for non-developers at the moment.
• 03:32 Installed Steam OS on unsupported Hardware, faced challenges with setup and hardware compatibility, performed better with a Radeon RX 7600, designed for controller navigation with a game-focused UI.
• 06:56 A frustrating gaming experience on Windows prompts the user to switch to Steam OS for a seamless and effortless gaming experience in the living room.
• 09:57 Exploring the functionalities and limitations of Steam controller, game settings, HDR support, gaming experience on Linux, and potential challenges for living room gaming.
• 13:14 Valve's Steam OS is an immutable operating system designed to prevent critical system changes and reset on reboot. While it limits software installation to flat pack-based Discover software Center, it provides various web browsers and allows non-Steam apps in desktop mode.
• 16:41 Using Linux with standard peripherals is convenient, but there are still some limitations such as printer support. Valve is continuously improving Steam OS, and new Steam Machines might be announced. However, it's not yet ready to replace Windows due to some unresolved issues.