Took a while, as we was waiting for this since the launch of the Steam Deck. Now the floodgate is open.
The obligatory The Year Of Linux. :D
this post was submitted on 23 May 2025
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Fuck yes! Maybe more games will enable Linux support.
That would be awesome, but sadly the biggest shift wont happen until the major anti cheats start supporting proton.
I assumed that most major anti-cheat systems now provide an option for Proton but many game developers don't enable it.
It's even worse.
They are adding Linux support - but only if it detects you are running ~~the exact model of OLED screen as Steam Deck has~~ on SteamDeck, and blocks every other Linux device.
EDIT: There is some kind of hardware validation that can't be easily spoofed, I vaguely remember reading it was based on the screen HW, but that's beside the point.
Infinity Nikki does this :(
That's exactly how I found out about this, I was really looking forward to that game.
I think I also saw it somewhere else, but don't remember what it was.
This doesn't seem accurate — what about the basic, non-oled, steam deck?
(Yes the em-dash was intentional, I like them better than hyphens for division in sentences, don't @ me I'm not a bot)
You are right, edited. I remember reading somewhere that they do hardware-based whitelisting, and that it was based on the screen's HW, but the point was that they can (and a lot of game unfortunately do) somehow whitelist Steamdeck only, while still not letting desktop Linux play.
Just need it on generic desktop and we will be set!
Iirc, the requirement is basically a computing device than runs using AMD processor (I forgot about the GPU part, but maybe it must be AMD too), and uses NVME SSD. So, most modern system?
Yeah but I’m sure it’s probably hardware limited for now specifically to that handheld. Awaiting further information
Ahh, yes. I read the official installation and it is indeed written in bold. AMD hardware with NVME drive targeted towards handheld. Yeah, would be nice for generic desktop too for living room PC.
can't wait for linux to spread and microsoft pathetically try to stop that
They just open sourced WSL ahead of this update. They're scared 🤣
Can't wait to install it on the Switch 2.
Can't wait for someone to make an installer for the Miyoo Mini to make that device even more confused about itself.