Microsoft's 25H2 update adds Xbox mode to focus Windows on gaming, freeing resources and launching titles in a single window.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. One of the most delightful gadgets to emerge over the past several years is the handheld gaming PC. Popularized by the Steam Deck, these are ...

Nearly a decade ago, Ars testing found that Valve's "Steam Machines"-era version of SteamOS performed significantly worse than Windows when SteamOS's Linux game ports were tested on the same hardware ...

Valve’s SteamOS is now outperforming Windows in head-to-head gaming tests on the same hardware. Ars Technica’s latest benchmarks on Lenovo’s Legion Go S show SteamOS 3.7 delivering higher frame rates ...

The announcement that Lenovo’s second-gen Legion Go S handheld is powered by Valve’s Linux-based SteamOS, the first PC gaming handheld to hold that honor, has started tongues wagging that Microsoft ...

Currently, SteamOS is the operating system used in the Steam Deck, Valve’s handheld gaming device. However, there’s growing hope that it might soon be available for desktop PCs and laptops as well.

Lenovo's Legion Go S is now available with the option of a standard Windows or SteamOS operating system install, and for pure gaming, there's no competition. The SteamOS version proves noticeably ...

Microsoft is intentionally preventing Win 11 from being installed on machines perfectly capable of running it. I can install Windows 10 on a machine that shipped with XP but I can't install 11 on a ...

TL;DR: The Lenovo Legion Go S was tested to compare performance differences between Windows 11 and SteamOS, highlighting how each operating system impacts gaming and system efficiency on this portable ...

That's called progress: SteamOS started life as a lightweight Linux-based system built for Valve's Steam Machines that never really picked up steam (pun intended). Now, it powers the Steam Deck and ...

One of the most delightful gadgets to emerge over the past several years is the handheld gaming PC. Popularized by the Steam Deck, these are essentially tiny Windows computers stuffed into a Nintendo ...