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minus-squarewarmaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·4 months agoA Steam phone with Steam Mobile OS. If there’s anyone that can pull a Linux phone is them.
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·4 months agoI wish, but it feels like Valve is still mostly trying to support x86/x64 type devices and ARM/RISC-V doesn’t seem on the roadmap as much.
minus-squaremissingno@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 months agoMaybe in 10 years after SteamOS has conquered this space, that could be the next target to expand into…
minus-squarewarmaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-24 months agoThey have in fact been working on a ARM compatibility layer and Android app support through Waydroid. https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/valve-appear-to-be-testing-arm64-and-android-support-for-steam-on-linux/
minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoI remember them investing into x86 emulation. I think the rumors suggested that it’s for Deckard, their next VR headset. If that is true it should be a short jump from there to phones.
minus-squarekratoz29@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoAren’t newer android versions welcoming more Linux’s features? I see they could fit something like this there.
A Steam phone with Steam Mobile OS. If there’s anyone that can pull a Linux phone is them.
I wish, but it feels like Valve is still mostly trying to support x86/x64 type devices and ARM/RISC-V doesn’t seem on the roadmap as much.
Maybe in 10 years after SteamOS has conquered this space, that could be the next target to expand into…
They have in fact been working on a ARM compatibility layer and Android app support through Waydroid.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/valve-appear-to-be-testing-arm64-and-android-support-for-steam-on-linux/
I remember them investing into x86 emulation. I think the rumors suggested that it’s for Deckard, their next VR headset. If that is true it should be a short jump from there to phones.
Aren’t newer android versions welcoming more Linux’s features?
I see they could fit something like this there.