Valve confirms that it works with Intel and Nvidia on SteamOS for many GPUs

MSI’s Intel-powered Claw gaming mobiles have so far been Windows machines, meaning that anyone who picks one up will have to deal with Windows content on a gaming PC. But now, both Valve and Intel have said Seaside that they are working with each other, and people like YouTuber ETA Prime already have good experiences with SteamOS on Intel.

Along with what has just been announced the launch of the Steam MachineValve announced that it will allow people to make their Steam Machines as SteamOS-powered desktops starting with the SteamOS 3.8 release. Valve is also working closely with Intel, Valve’s Pierre-Loup Griffais says. Seasidesaying that Intel “has been working hard to get the graphics up and running there and make sure everything is set up.”

Intel has been improving a bit. In the press release of the MSI Claw 8 EX AI Plus – which I we just published about – Intel’s Nick Mijuskovic said the company had “nothing to share with SteamOS time” in the development of Intel’s Panther Lake, which includes the mobile device G3 Extreme chip that powers the Claw 8 EX AI Plus. “We know very well the importance of Linux,” says Mijuskovic. “Some of us play on Linux ourselves. We’re working on running Mesa, we’re working with Valve, and that’s all we can say at this point. But that’s what we’re working on.”

Valve is also aware of the desire for SteamOS support on Nvidia hardware, but we may have to wait a while for that to happen. Griffais confirms that Valve is cooperating with Nvidia “closely” and that Valve has a “growing group” of people working exclusively on Nvidia drivers, but he does not expect support to be available this year.