Valve's Steam Deck received an update earlier this month that related to the inclusion of "Third-party device support for SteamOS." While the idea of running a lighter Linux-based operating system on a device as powerful as the Asus ROG Ally X was exciting, there are quite a few features I'd miss if I switched over.
Beyond what you're sacrificing by swapping to SteamOS, we didn't know the actual performance benefits that would come from making the jump to this operating system. Considering how demanding Windows 11 can be, we anticipated seeing some difference, though it was unclear how extensive it would be.
