Valve is about to release SteamOS for third-party platforms, especially the x86 PC platform, which is an official move this time. However, some people couldn't wait any longer. Handheld blogger ThePhawx took matters into his own hands and successfully installed SteamOS on a ROG game handheld console.

This transplant is quite successful. The system runs stably and smoothly. Under the same 15W power consumption and 720p resolution, the performance is basically the same as that on SteamDeck, and some can even be significantly ahead.

The games tested include "Batman: Arkham Knight", "Cyberpunk 2077", "Deus Ex: Mankind Divided", "Horizon: Zero Dawn", and "Death Return".

Of course, the hardware of the ROG gaming handheld is much more powerful and still needs to be explored. After all, the Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor uses a combination of Zen4 and RDNA3 architectures, and SteamDeck still uses Zen2 and RDNA2.

In addition, since it is an unofficial transplant, there are still many problems, such as some special keys not working, and the most serious one isThe power consumption of the processor cannot be changed, and it takes 20W to play Sonic.However, the VRR variable refresh rate can be turned on normally.