SteamOS 3.8 looks less like Deck maintenance and more like Valve laying rails for handhelds, TVs, and a Steam Machine return.
Key takeaways
- If SteamOS can run the handheld, the desktop, and a living-room box, why should Valve keep treating it like Steam Deck firmware?
- That is the question SteamOS 3.8 raises. My read: this is not a routine operating-system update. It is Valve testing whether SteamOS can become a broader PC gaming...
- That matters because operating systems telegraph strategy before product launches do. A line in patch notes can say more than a press event.
- Is SteamOS still a Steam Deck update, or is Valve building a multi-device platform?
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Canonical source: https://mlxio.com/technology/steamos-38-steam-machine-comeback
