Thread 718333552

>Valve quietly announced this month that it would be ending Steam support for ChromeOS. This means from January 1st 2026, Chromebook users will no longer be able to use Steam and any games you keep installed will not run.
>https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/valve-ends-support-for-steam-on-chromeos/
ChromeBros... I don't wanna switch...

Good riddance. Enough of supporting stuff on eccentric OSes that no one uses. Pic related.

>>718333552 (OP)
Isn't ChromeOS just linux with a Chrome skin? How does that work?

>>718333720
It's kind of like how Android is technically linux for ARM devices.
In that what's retained from linux is so miniscule that it can cause compatibility problems unless you build specifically for the platform.

>>718333552 (OP)
>quietly
>announced
if they announced it it wasn't quietly

>>718333884
It also doesn't help that ChromeOS was technically designed for ARM devices in the first place.

>>718333552 (OP)
They can still install Steam the Linux way.
But I do support ChromeOS so it's sad to see this.

>>718333552 (OP)
There's rumors that google is abandoning ChromeOS and replacing it with desktop mode android

based Gabe shitting on Jewgle

>>718334402
>google is abandoning x
imagine my shock

>>718333552 (OP)
Steam is dying :(

Where can I buy a laptop with ChromeOS?

Is another operating system free of the cursed Newell's?

>>718334402
I never even heard of ChromeOS before working at my current job and realizing the company owners will buy the cheapest computers without even checking out if they actually work.

>>718334927
>Being this much of a contrarian
Here's your free (you)

>>718336470
I'd like a laptop with Chrome OS.

Think about it, since I hate Steam, a laptop with Chrome OS would be ideal for me.

>>718336615
Or you could just get something more functional without downloading Steam

>>718336759
Best free to play games download from the Google Play Store

>>718333552 (OP)
>Chromebook
what the fuck is a chromebook

>>718336826
Just get a tablet then

>>718333552 (OP)
>Chromebook users

Please don't tell me people are THAT stupid. Even baby boomers wouldn't be that dumb, right?

>>718333649
Pic related is stenzek not wanting to maintain the AUR package but also not allowing others to do it because the license doesn't allow it. Stenzek wanted a special exemption for Duckstation and was told to fuck off and stop wasting everyone's time and he threw an autistic fit.
This is such an extremely niche use case even Loonix fags laughed at this pathetic attempt at drama.

>>718334927
just get a macbook, no games run on that shit

>>718336889
Laptop for woke cali-fags who want to signal their faginess but can't afford a mac.

>>718337239
Some newer chromebooks have ok specs, especially given how low lightweight chromeos is. And they have the best battery life outside of macbooks