Gaming·
SteamOS 3.8 now runs on the ROG Ally, not just Valve's Steam Deck
SteamOS 3.8 is stable, with a new kernel, Steam Machine support, and official builds for the ROG Ally and other handhelds. The Windows monopoly on handhelds just cracked.
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First covered Apr 26, 2026, latest Jun 18, 2026
Open Source·
Elizabeth Figura's NTSYNC driver shipped in Linux 6.14. Wine 11 retired esync and fsync over it.
Linux 6.14 merged the NTSYNC driver Elizabeth Figura wrote at CodeWeavers. SteamOS 3.7.20 loads it by default; Wine 11 went mainline on it. Here's what changed.
Gaming·
Valve open-sourced the Steam Controller's shell. Dbrand had a skin ready in 48 hours.
Valve published STP and STL CAD files for the Steam Controller and Puck under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 on GitLab. Anyone with a 3D printer can now mod it.
Gaming·
$99 Steam Controller leak: a YouTuber broke embargo and Reddit thinks it's too much
Tech YouTuber Techy Talk pulled an early Steam Controller review minutes after posting. The leaked $99 price, gyro, and magnetic TMR sticks have already split fans.