Valve slowly expands SteamOS support on non-Valve hardware

Valve 正在缓慢扩大 SteamOS 对非 Valve 硬件的支持

SteamOS is continuing its slow march to fuller support on a wider variety of non-Valve hardware. This weekend’s release of the SteamOS 3.8.25 Beta includes “initial gamepad support” for a few recent gaming handhelds and improved support for a few others. SteamOS 正在缓慢推进，旨在为更多种类的非 Valve 硬件提供更全面的支持。本周末发布的 SteamOS 3.8.25 测试版包含了对几款近期游戏掌机的“初步手柄支持”，并改进了对其他几款设备的支持。

Those newly supported handhelds include MSI’s Claw 8 EX AI+, the extremely expensive, extremely powerful handheld built around Intel’s Arc G3 processor that launched this summer. While SteamOS has long included beta support for “other AMD powered handhelds,” Valve has only recently been working on offering compatibility with Intel-based handhelds like the MSI Claw line. This weekend’s update suggests the company hasn’t abandoned those efforts and that Intel chips aren’t being left out of the SteamOS conversation. 这些新支持的掌机包括微星（MSI）的 Claw 8 EX AI+，这是一款今年夏天发布、基于英特尔 Arc G3 处理器、性能极其强大且价格昂贵的掌机。虽然 SteamOS 长期以来一直包含对“其他 AMD 驱动掌机”的测试版支持，但 Valve 直到最近才开始致力于提供与微星 Claw 系列等英特尔架构掌机的兼容性。本周末的更新表明，该公司并未放弃这些努力，英特尔芯片也并未被排除在 SteamOS 的生态之外。

SteamOS 3.8.25 also newly supports the controllers built into Ayaneo’s Android-focused Pocket S2 and the more recently released Windows-based Konkr Fit. Valve also says the new OS offers “improved support” for older MSI Claw devices and the OneXPlayer line of portable gaming PCs. SteamOS 3.8.25 还新增了对 Ayaneo 旗下主打安卓系统的 Pocket S2 以及近期发布的 Windows 系统掌机 Konkr Fit 内置控制器的支持。Valve 还表示，新系统为旧款微星 Claw 设备和 OneXPlayer 系列便携式游戏 PC 提供了“改进的支持”。

This weekend’s update follows June’s SteamOS 3.8 update, which stressed “improved compatibility with recent Intel and AMD platforms.” That update specifically called out improved controller support on handhelds from the likes of GPD Win, Anbernic, and OrangePi, as well as improvements for various Lenovo Legion Go, MSI Claw, and OneXPlayer devices. 本周末的更新紧随 6 月份的 SteamOS 3.8 更新之后，该版本曾强调“改进了与近期英特尔和 AMD 平台的兼容性”。那次更新特别提到了对 GPD Win、Anbernic 和 OrangePi 等品牌掌机手柄支持的改进，以及针对联想 Legion Go、微星 Claw 和 OneXPlayer 等多款设备的优化。

So far, the Lenovo Legion Go S remains the only non-Valve device to sport the full “powered by SteamOS” branding, indicating full compatibility with Valve’s take on Linux. But these kinds of updates suggest the company is still interested in getting its bespoke OS working well on plenty of other devices. 到目前为止，联想 Legion Go S 仍然是唯一一款带有完整“Powered by SteamOS”品牌标识的非 Valve 设备，这标志着它与 Valve 的 Linux 系统版本完全兼容。但这类更新表明，该公司仍有兴趣让其定制的操作系统在更多其他设备上良好运行。

Elsewhere in the new SteamOS update, Valve has updated the Linux driver powering the new Steam Controller, allowing it to work with “native controller applications” even when Steam 客户端 is not running. That should be welcome news to SteamOS players who like to launch into Desktop mode to run emulators or other Linux-native non-Steam games. 在 SteamOS 新更新的其他方面，Valve 更新了驱动新款 Steam 控制器的 Linux 驱动程序，使其即使在 Steam 客户端未运行的情况下也能与“原生控制器应用程序”配合使用。对于那些喜欢进入桌面模式运行模拟器或其他 Linux 原生非 Steam 游戏的 SteamOS 玩家来说，这应该是一个好消息。