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Valve confirms it’s working with Intel and Nvidia on SteamOS for more GPUs

Valve confirms it’s working with Intel and Nvidia on SteamOS for more GPUs
The Verge Tuesday 23 June 2026, 13:00 UTC By Jay Peters 1 min read
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A YouTuber got SteamOS running on an MSI Claw 8 AI | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge MSI's Intel-powered Claw gaming handhelds have so far mostly been Windows machines, meaning that anyone who picks one up has to deal with the crusty experience that is Windows on a handheld gaming PC.

A YouTuber got SteamOS running on an MSI Claw 8 AI Plus like this one. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge

MSI's Intel-powered Claw gaming handhelds have so far mostly been Windows machines, meaning that anyone who picks one up has to deal with the crusty experience that is Windows on a handheld gaming PC. But now, both Valve and Intel tell The Verge that they're working with each other, and people like YouTuber ETA Prime are already having good experiences with SteamOS on Intel.

Valve's recently launched SteamOS 3.8 update spells out that Valve has added "initial firmware for upcoming Intel handhelds" and controller support for some MSI Claw devices, including last year's well-received 8 AI Plus. ETA Prime actually got a beta of SteamOS 3.8 ru …

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