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Valve compatibility layer for running Android games on Linux gets official name in Steam documentation (www.pcguide.com)
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Valve has been a big proponent of Linux gaming, and now the company is investing in Android support on Linux. It’s already possible to run Android in a Linux container through Waydroid, but Valve has developed a new fork – and it has officially named it Lepton.

Last month, news broke that Valve would soon support Android games on Steam. This was thanks to a sighting in Steam app changelogs for Walkabout Mini Golf, which added an APK file. The VR title is currently available on the Meta Quest (which runs on a custom version of Android), and may run through the Lepton compatibility layer for Valve’s upcoming Steam Frame VR headset, which runs the company’s Linux-based operating system, SteamOS.

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[–] kadu@scribe.disroot.org 4 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (3 children)

There's absolutely no world in which Valve releases a Linux phone.

I'd love to be wrong, but given how Valve works, their team size, and simply what works well and what doesn't on SteamOS, I can assure you their software engineers would take one look at modem drivers and DRM for media and nope right out of any phone project.

[–] hayvan@feddit.nl 6 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I love my Deck. If they release a variant with LTE modem (not even 5G) and no controllers, I don't care how thick it is, make it on the same AMD SoC!

[–] Crozekiel@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

My god this. I can't count the number of times I've thought "I wish I could buy a steam deck with the controllers ripped off". At a point, I'd take that and then a cheap nokia flip phone that can do wifi-hotspot and call it a day. Separate all the bs I do on my phone from the calling and texting part.

[–] hayvan@feddit.nl 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Check out Legion Go. It has Switch-like removable controllers. Not my choice of device but maybe you'll like it.

[–] Crozekiel@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

I do like the look of that form factor a lot... And I don't see any major red flags in the specs that make me think it won't work with Linux... Thanks!

[–] qwerty@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 hours ago

Isn't steam frame basically a phone strapped to your face? It's arm based, it has a battery, speakers, microphones, cameras, radio, a screen (even two)... all it needs is a GSM module. Software would probably be the biggest issue but that's where linux and all the compatibility stuff Valve has been working on comes in. If it wasn't marketed strictly as a phone but a PC in your pocket I think it could work. Sadly, you're probably right tho.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

Bigger trouble would be having to deal with the carriers... Dealing with the carriers is going to be a huge PITA.