Valve Keeps Widening the SteamOS Net, and More Handhelds Are Finally Getting Caught
SteamOS 3.8.25 Beta adds initial gamepad support for several recent handhelds and improves compatibility for Intel and AMD devices.
- Valve released SteamOS 3.8.25 beta to expand support for third-party handhelds including the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+, Konkr FIT, and Ayaneo Pocket S2, bringing more devices closer to full compatibility with the gaming-focused operating system.
- Although SteamOS support is expanding, Valve has not granted full certification to most devices; the Lenovo Legion Go S remains the only non-Valve handheld officially "powered by SteamOS" branding.
- This weekend's release includes "initial gamepad support" for recent handhelds and "improved support" for older MSI Claw devices, while bundling Steam Machine Firmware 108 to resolve sleep-related bugs.
- Valve also updated the Linux driver for the Steam Controller, allowing it to work with "native controller applications" even when Steam is not actively running.
- Currently available through Beta and Preview channels, SteamOS 3.8.25 remains in testing, with Valve noting a known performance issue when composition is required that was resolved in the 3.8.16 stable release.
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