Steam this week that it’ll supply a compatibility ranking that can designate when a sport is supported on the corporate’s working system. The SteamOS Compatibility evaluation is slated to roll out “within the subsequent few weeks.”
This metric is an extension of the Steam Deck Verified program, and it’ll award a checkmark to video games primarily based on a knowledge subset inside that vetting course of. In different phrases, sport builders will not must take any further steps in the event that they’re already finishing Steam Deck Verified. On the participant finish, suitable video games will present a blue checkmark when seen within the Steam Retailer and Steam Shopper whereas operating the working system on a tool apart from the Steam Deck.
The announcement is generally a future-proofing transfer. Proper now, the is the one handheld in addition to the Steam Deck that is formally operating Valve’s working system. However Lenovo was already a second iteration of the {hardware} at CES this yr and Valve clearly has plans for the variety of SteamOS platforms to develop. The panorama for may begin trying fairly totally different if SteamOS actually takes off as a standalone service.