Valve-backed Mesa developers are exploring per-game optimization profiles and shader tuning for Linux graphics drivers, a technique long used on Windows to boost gaming performance.
Linux gaming on Steam dropped to 2.23% in February after hitting 3.58% in December, likely due to a reporting anomaly tied to Chinese language user data.
A new kernel quirk fixes corrupted console rendering on Steam Deck by detecting when GRUB's rotated display mode confuses frame-buffer drivers.
AYANEO's NEXT 2 crams AMD's most powerful mobile APU and a 116Wh battery into a 9-inch OLED handheld, starting at $2,300.
MANGMI's new Pocket Max brings a 7-inch 144Hz OLED and Snapdragon 865 to the retro handheld market, starting at $200 during early bird pricing.
Linux 6.19 adds native hardware monitoring for Apple Silicon Macs and Steam Deck, plus expanded ASUS motherboard support.
Linux gaming reaches 3.2% on Steam, up from 2% just a year ago, as Steam Deck and Proton drive adoption ahead of new Valve hardware.