I was on vacation last week, the kind of vacation in which entire days had no particular plan. I had brought the ROG Ally X with me, and, with the review done and Windows still annoying me, I looked ...

Why it matters: One of the most significant advantages of the Steam Deck is SteamOS, which simplifies the process of playing PC games on a handheld device that wasn't originally intended for them. A ...

If you've researched gaming on Linux lately, a weird name has probably come up now and then: Bazzite. This Linux distribution is growing in popularity with gamers, and if you look at it you might ...

The last few years have been great for Linux and Linux users. Support for applications and games has never been better, and it really feels like 2026 could be the year of the Linux gaming desktop.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. The ASUS ROG Ally is a fantastic handheld gaming PCs, robbed of ...

This week, Valve took another step toward reaching the SteamOS endgame. After Lenovo unveiled the Legion Go S Powered by SteamOS, Valve clearly signaled its intent to officially expand SteamOS to ...

Vanilla OS and Bazzite are both immutable distributions. One is geared for general use and the other for gaming. Both are free to download and install. Immutability has become a buzzword in the Linux ...

Owners of the new Asus Xbox Ally X handheld may not have to put up with the foibles of Windows that we noted in our Xbox Ally X review for much longer, as an alternative OS is already looking very ...

Eli is a freelance journalist who lives in Detroit, MI. He got his start in journalism covering video games and sports for Heavy before branching out into greater esports coverage at Dexerto. He also ...