Chromebooks are turning into gaming laptops. Don’t laugh! I’m serious! Now that Valve’s Steam platform is in an early alpha phase on Chrome OS, Chromebooks are suddenly getting access to a lot of PC ...

With the launch of Steam on Chrome OS, Google is ushering in a new era of Chromebook gaming, but not all will be invited to the new party. If you’re a gamer interested in Google’s operating system and ...

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Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been writing about and reviewing them since built-in Wi-Fi was an optional feature. He also covers almost anything connected to a PC, including ...

For about as long as Chrome OS has existed, gaming has been one of its most notable Achilles' heels. Most Chromebooks have lower-power hardware, and the OS is built on web technology, so playing AAA ...

After a long incubation period, Valve’s Steam gaming platform is now available on the beta channel of version 108 of ChromeOS, bringing along improved user experience, broader availability, and ...

After debuting in 2022, the Steam for Chromebook Beta will stop working in early 2026. At the time, it was a big ChromeOS effort, but there hasn’t been an update in ages. Entering “Steam” into the ...

Valve and Google are ending Steam support for Chromebooks, which will render games on the platform inoperable. The Steam for Chromebook Beta began in 2022, and will seemingly not move past its beta ...

As is always the case with an in-development feature, you shouldn’t experiment using a Chromebook you regularly rely on. In its alpha phase, Steam on Chrome OS is vulnerable to bugs, glitches, crashes ...