Valve Officially Adds Windows OS Support To Steam Machines
Valve has uploaded a set of four drivers for the Steam Machine (GPU, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and SD card reader) to its official support site, for users that may want to install Windows on their systems. But there are many pros and cons to consider.
For select games that are unsupported by SteamOS due to anti-cheat incompatibility, a Windows installation is the only way to play those games on a Steam Machine. If your Steam Machine is your only desktop computer, you may also have software or workflows that don't translate easily to Linux. Those who want a Steam Machine for use as a compact workstation instead of a living room gaming PC will likely favor using Windows.
There are some downsides to using a Steam Machine as a Windows PC, however. The biggest will be reduced performance. With the Legion Go S, we observed that SteamOSoffered higher gaming performance,...
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