Steam introduced this week that it’ll provide a compatibility ranking that can designate when a recreation is supported on the corporate's working system. The SteamOS Compatibility evaluation is slated to roll out "within the subsequent few weeks."
This metric is an extension of the Steam Deck Verified program, and it’ll award a checkmark to video games primarily based on an information subset inside that vetting course of. In different phrases, recreation builders gained't must take any extra steps in the event that they're already finishing Steam Deck Verified. On the participant finish, suitable video games will present a blue checkmark when considered within the Steam Retailer and Steam Consumer whereas operating the working system on a tool aside from the Steam Deck.
The announcement is generally a future-proofing transfer. Proper now, the Lenovo Legion Go S is the one handheld moreover the Steam Deck that's formally operating Valve's working system. However Lenovo was already teasing a second iteration of the {hardware} at CES this yr and Valve clearly has plans for the variety of SteamOS platforms to develop. The panorama for handheld gaming may begin trying fairly totally different if SteamOS actually takes off as a standalone service.
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