They are adding Linux support - but only if it detects you are running ~~the exact model of OLED screen as Steam Deck has~~ on SteamDeck, and blocks every other Linux device.

EDIT: There is some kind of hardware validation that can't be easily spoofed, I vaguely remember reading it was based on the screen HW, but that's beside the point.

[–] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

This doesn't seem accurate — what about the basic, non-oled, steam deck?

(Yes the em-dash was intentional, I like them better than hyphens for division in sentences, don't @ me I'm not a bot)

[–] Mikina@programming.dev 2 points 59 minutes ago

You are right, edited. I remember reading somewhere that they do hardware-based whitelisting, and that it was based on the screen's HW, but the point was that they can (and a lot of game unfortunately do) somehow whitelist Steamdeck only, while still not letting desktop Linux play.