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Leaked image shows the Lenovo Legion Go 2 might have a SteamOS version (www.notebookcheck.net)
submitted 6 months ago by mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Is this news? They already said they were working on this with Valve awhile ago, and they've had images and guides on how to do this in their support KB for quite awhile now: https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht517492-how-to-install-steamos

[–] artyom@piefed.social 16 points 6 months ago

I think you may be thinking of Legion Go S. This is Legion Go 2. As far as I'm aware, the fact that it even exists is new.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 6 months ago

Yeah I mean, I don't know why they wouldn't after the Go S? I guess if it wasn't a success but these are the closest you're getting to a Steam Deck 2 for a while it seems so I don't know why folks wouldn't jump on it.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I mean...what you're seeing is simply Big Picture Mode. That's not any indication that it's running SteamOS 🤦

[–] mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml 22 points 6 months ago (1 children)

look at baldurs gate 3 there is blue check that game runs on SteamOS, afaik you dont have that check on windows big picture

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 11 points 6 months ago

Good call.

[–] GreyCat@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Fancy seeing you here Ultich haha

Is the interface actually exactly the same on SteamOS and Big Picture?

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

No. The interface on SteamOS is Big Picture Mode. That's what it was made for.

With the exception of what someone else pointed out about the check marks.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Um ackchually Steam OS's main user interface is Game mode. Big Picture mode is different, but is slowly being modified to be similar

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 0 points 6 months ago

I don't think it is. Certainly is not visually different. "Game Mode" incorporates the Gamescope compositor.

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago

ok but even if it didn't who can stop anyone from installing steamos or if not supported by valve directly, more likely bazzite which already runs on basically anything with a cpu and something approximately similar to a somewhat modern gpu

[–] viral.vegabond@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Can we talk about those side buttons?

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Not sure what you want to talk about. The Legion Go has detachable "joycons", and one of them serves as basically a pistol grip mouse with an optical sensor on the bottom. Those "side buttons" become "front buttons" in this mode.

[–] viral.vegabond@piefed.social 3 points 6 months ago

Ah, I forgot about that. Makes sense now, and thanks for explaining 👍

[–] Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago

Wish they would atleast sell this