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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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[–] 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!