Valve revealed earlier this year that it would bring SteamDeck OS support to the ROGAlly handheld, and now it looks like Lenovo will soon launch its own SteamOS handheld. Evan Blass posted an image of the yet-to-be-announced Lenovo Legion GoS on the X today, revealing black and white versions of the handheld gaming PC, most notably a Steam button on the black body.
While the low-resolution image isn't immediately reminiscent of SteamOS, if you look closely you'll notice a Steam logo on the button on the left side of the display. Interestingly, the white model does not have the same Steam button - which may indicate that Lenovo is preparing a Windows and SteamOS model for its Legion GoS.
So far, PC makers such as Lenovo, Asus, and MSI have opted for Windows-based handheld computers, but as consumers' patience with Windows on tiny screens wears thin and Microsoft makes slow progress in improving the experience, OEMs appear to be looking for better alternatives.
Just days before Lenovo may enter the SteamOS handheld market, Valve has quietly updated a document with new branding guidelines, including "Powered by SteamOS" hardware. This is the most reliable sign that Valve is working with more third-party hardware manufacturers besides Asus to certify devices running SteamOS. With the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES2025) just weeks away, we may see more hardware powered by SteamOS.
At CES 2013, Valve tried to attract PC makers to its SteamMachines program, but it didn't make enough progress in convincing developers to port their games to Linux to make those machines a success. There is reason to believe that things will be very different this time thanks to the emergence of Proton. SteamDeck uses the Proton software compatibility layer and has proven that many Windows games even run better on Linux.