
When Ayaneo's Next Lite handheld was revealed, it was announced that the handheld was running SteamOS. It then became apparent that the handheld is running the community version of Valve's operating system, HololSO.
This news wasn't received favorably, between the initial confusion over the operating system and HololSO's reputation for instability. Ayaneo had promised Windows drivers for the handheld, which would allow owners to swap the operating system to Windows 11 if desired.