Linux gaming, handheld PCs, gaming-focused distributions, and the monitors and peripherals that go with them.
Intel engineers submitted patches to bring hardware-accelerated XeSS upscaling to Valve's Proton, giving Arc GPU owners native AI upscaling in Windows games on Linux.
Bazzite's latest stable build bumps the kernel to 7.2.9, updates Nvidia open drivers, and adds an OpenGamepadUI toggle to the Bazzite Portal.
Valve's latest Proton hotfix squashes two EA App Launcher bugs, including a Gamescope focus issue relevant to Steam Deck and desktop Linux gamers.
Valve's new vk_frame_pacer framework merges into Mesa's RADV driver, replacing the old anti-lag layer with a cross-driver design that could also support NVIDIA's low-latency extension.
Abxylute's M6 slide-on controller packs Hall Effect triggers, a 6-axis gyro, and linear vibration motors into a magnetic phone gamepad starting at $65 on Kickstarter.
Abxylute's M5 and M6 magnetic slide-on phone controllers pack Hall Effect triggers, multi-mode input support, and linear motor haptics starting at $59 on Kickstarter.
Valve's latest Steam client beta automatically uses Proton for non-Steam Windows games on Linux, removing the manual compatibility toggle that tripped up new users.
NVIDIA's 615.78.08 Linux driver adds VK_NV_low_latency2 rev 3, cutting latency and stutter for VKD3D-Proton Frame Generation in D3D12 games on Proton.
MagicX confirms its tiny 3.3-inch OLED handheld's Dimensity 7300 specs at $179, undercutting the KT-R2, with Linux variants starting at $80.
A proposed Linux kernel governor for AMD's EPP could improve 1%-low frame rates by up to 31% on Steam Deck and AMD handhelds, with Wine and Proton thread hints on the roadmap.
CachyOS surpasses SteamOS Holo as Steam's most-used Linux distro at 18.12%, even as overall Linux share dips to 3.05% amid a familiar Simplified Chinese sampling spike.
Xiaomi's 240 Hz Fast IPS gaming monitor arrives in Europe at €149 with 1 ms response, FreeSync Premium, and DisplayHDR 400.
Bazzite 44.20260929 adds native Fanatec force feedback wheel support via the hid-fanatecff driver and bumps Gamescope to 3.16.31.
Bazzite's latest stable adds Anbernic Win600 handheld support, hibernation for portable devices, Waydroid on Nvidia GPUs, and swaps vim for ms-edit as the default terminal editor.
Lenovo's first Android gaming handheld ships with a USB dongle for direct PC game streaming at 10ms latency, bypassing Wi-Fi entirely.
Valve's new Pyrowave codec, built on Vulkan by the VKD3D-Proton developer, trades bandwidth for ultra-low latency in Steam Remote Play with HDR and full 4:4:4 color support.
Anbernic's GBA SP-inspired clamshell runs Linux on the community-favorite Allwinner H700, with muOS and Knulli custom firmware support expected shortly after launch.
Linux rebounds to 4.01% in the July Steam Survey after months of decline, with SteamOS Holo now powering 22% of Linux gaming systems as the Steam Machine begins shipping.
Bazzite's latest stable image bumps the kernel to 7.1.5 and Mesa to 26.1.6, with updated Nvidia drivers, Gamescope, and a new OpenCL ICD loader replacing ocl-icd.