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Linux on Steam Drops to 3.69% in June, Continuing Slide From March Peak
Linux drops to 3.69% on Steam in June, shedding two-thirds of its March record, while Proton 11 and FSR 4 keep the gaming stack advancing.
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Lenovo Legion Go 2 Review: Running Bazzite on AMD Z2 Extreme Handheld
Bazzite turns the Legion Go 2 into more than a gaming handheld, with the Z2 Extreme and OLED display making it a genuinely versatile Linux device.
GPD Win Max 3 Puts Strix Halo and Radeon 8060S in a Pocketable Gaming Laptop
GPD's next mini gaming laptop packs a Ryzen AI Max+ 395 with Radeon 8060S, 128GB unified memory, a 165 Hz screen, and a swappable external battery.
REDMAGIC Astra 2 Gaming Tablet Runs PC Games With Built-in x86 Translation and Liquid Cooling
The REDMAGIC Astra 2 runs x86 PC games on Android via a built-in translation layer, backed by a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, a 185 Hz OLED, and active liquid cooling.
Bazzite Gaming Update Ships Mesa 26.1.3, KDE Plasma 6.7 and a New Welcome Portal
Bazzite's latest stable image lands Mesa 26.1.3, KDE Plasma 6.7.1 and GNOME 50.3, plus a reworked Bazaar and Portal welcome flow on the gaming-tuned 7.0.9 kernel.
ONEXPLAYER X2 Handheld Pairs Intel Arc B390 Graphics With a Detachable-Controller Tablet
The ONEXPLAYER X2 handheld pairs Intel's 12-core Arc B390 graphics with a 27.8 cm 120 Hz tablet, 48GB RAM, and detachable hall-effect controllers.
Retroid Pocket Nova Pairs a 4:3 OLED Screen With Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Emulation Power
The Retroid Pocket Nova packs a native 4:3 OLED screen at 1280 x 960 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-class silicon, a handheld built to match the way classic consoles actually rendered.
AYANEO Pocket Micro 2 Swaps MediaTek for Snapdragon 865, Opening the Door to Linux Firmware
AYANEO's Pocket Micro 2 ditches MediaTek for a Snapdragon 865 and Adreno 650, the same silicon that makes ROCKNIX and Batocera Linux firmware, with native Steam, run well.
Valve's Proton SDK Build Toolchain Moves to LLVM 22.1.8
Valve's Proton SDK now builds on LLVM 22.1.8, dropping upstreamed patches and adding a vararg exit thunk fix tied to its ARM64EC work for x86-on-ARM emulation.
OneXPlayer 3 Pairs Intel Arc G3 Extreme With an 8.8-Inch OLED, and SteamOS Is Already Watching
OneXPlayer 3 is the first handheld with Intel's Arc G3 Extreme, an 8.8-inch 144Hz OLED, and an 85Wh battery, and Valve's SteamOS beta already lists it for Linux support.
Valve Prices the Steam Machine as SteamOS 3.8 Opens DIY Builds
SteamOS 3.8.10 now installs on any PC, letting you build your own Steam Machine, while Valve sets the prebuilt box at $1,050 with a randomized waitlist.
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Valve Adds Ray-Tracing Inspector GUI to Mesa 26.1 for RADV Driver Tuning
Valve's Linux team merged the Ray-Tracing Inspector into Mesa 26.1, a GUI for dissecting RADV's BVH and ray dispatches to push AMD ray-tracing performance further.
Anbernic's First Snapdragon Handheld, the RG 55G1, Points Toward Better Open-Source Emulation
Anbernic's teased RG 55G1 looks set to be its first Snapdragon handheld, bringing Adreno GPUs and mature open-source Turnip drivers that make Wine-based Windows emulation far more viable.
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SteamOS 3.8 Reaches Stable With Linux 6.16, KDE Plasma 6.4 and Wayland by Default
SteamOS 3.8 hits stable with the Linux 6.16 kernel, KDE Plasma 6.4, Wayland by default, the LAVD scheduler, and initial support for Valve's Steam Machine.
ONEXPLAYER X2 Mini Pro Packs Strix Halo and 64GB of RAM Into a Handheld
The ONEXPLAYER X2 Mini Pro pairs an AMD Strix Halo chip and up to 64GB of unified memory in an 8.8 inch AMOLED handheld, making it a strong fit for Linux gaming and local LLMs.
AYANEO Teases Pocket MICRO 2 as a 'Gen 2 Powerhouse' Android Emulation Handheld
AYANEO has teased the Pocket MICRO 2, a 'Gen 2 Powerhouse' Android retro handheld likely jumping from the Helio G99 to a far faster MediaTek Dimensity chip.
OneXPlayer X2 Mini Pro Pairs Strix Halo Silicon With a 144Hz OLED in a 3-in-1 Handheld
The OneXPlayer X2 Mini Pro packs a Ryzen AI Max+ 395 or 388, a 144Hz OLED, and an optional liquid cooler pushing the Radeon 8060S to 120W.
Bazzite Update Adds VRAM Booster and Vulkan Low-Latency Layer
Bazzite 44.20260605 adds a dmemcg VRAM booster, a Vulkan low-latency layer, kernel 7.0.9, Mesa 26.1.0, and Nvidia Open 610.43.02 to its immutable gaming base.
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Steam on Linux Settles at 3.99% in May Hardware Survey
Steam on Linux landed at 3.99% in Valve's May 2026 hardware survey, off recent highs but still nearly double macOS, with AMD CPUs holding near 70%.