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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

What's your usecase for swapping from SteamOS? I noticed on some video that it came with A Steamdeck image but I couldn't think of why you'd want to swap to a SteamOS 'clone'

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

In addition to what's been mentioned, Bazzite also updates the kernel and graphics drivers more often than SteamOS, so yes, while things are slightly more likely to break every now and then, there are some decent performance gains to be had.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

I can see the use case for someone who wants a single OS install on the Steam Deck that does gaming just about as well as SteamOS does, but has a more fleshed out desktop experience (or even just a different one). The linked article goes into detail on various desktop-focused developments within Bazzite that wouldn't really make sense for Valve to prioritize in SteamOS itself.