<story><title>Valve Steam Deck</title><url>https://www.steamdeck.com/en/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>modeless</author><text>That is a great link. Perhaps even more interesting is this: Valve is working with anti-cheat vendors for Linux (Proton) support. So one of the biggest remaining obstacles to Linux gaming may soon be addressed as a side effect of this.</text></item><item><author>css</author><text>From the FAQ [0]:&lt;p&gt;- What OS is Steam Deck running?&lt;p&gt;SteamOS 3.0, a new version of SteamOS based on Arch Linux.&lt;p&gt;- Will people be able to install Windows, or other 3rd party content?&lt;p&gt;Yes. Steam Deck is a PC, and players will be able to install whatever they like, including other OSes.&lt;p&gt;[0]: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;partner.steamgames.com&amp;#x2F;doc&amp;#x2F;steamdeck&amp;#x2F;faq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;partner.steamgames.com&amp;#x2F;doc&amp;#x2F;steamdeck&amp;#x2F;faq&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>dkdbejwi383</author><text>I hope they put some effort into anticheat on Linux for their own games. Team Fortress 2 has been barely playable for the past year because of cheaters running bots using widely available software which Valve seemingly can’t detect on Linux.</text></comment>
<story><title>Valve Steam Deck</title><url>https://www.steamdeck.com/en/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>modeless</author><text>That is a great link. Perhaps even more interesting is this: Valve is working with anti-cheat vendors for Linux (Proton) support. So one of the biggest remaining obstacles to Linux gaming may soon be addressed as a side effect of this.</text></item><item><author>css</author><text>From the FAQ [0]:&lt;p&gt;- What OS is Steam Deck running?&lt;p&gt;SteamOS 3.0, a new version of SteamOS based on Arch Linux.&lt;p&gt;- Will people be able to install Windows, or other 3rd party content?&lt;p&gt;Yes. Steam Deck is a PC, and players will be able to install whatever they like, including other OSes.&lt;p&gt;[0]: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;partner.steamgames.com&amp;#x2F;doc&amp;#x2F;steamdeck&amp;#x2F;faq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;partner.steamgames.com&amp;#x2F;doc&amp;#x2F;steamdeck&amp;#x2F;faq&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>CodesInChaos</author><text>I expect the anti-cheats to require an unmodified SteamOS.&lt;p&gt;Though the FAQ says the following, so it might not be quite as bad as I feared:&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; We recommend using user-space anti-cheat components for best results, as they can typically run in the Wine environment and provide the same level of functionality. Kernel-space solutions are not currently supported and are not recommended.</text></comment>