Valve today released the Windows 10 drivers for its portable Steam Deck console. These drivers will provide the necessary hardware compatibility for those who wish to use the Microsoft OS.
Drivers released today are for GPU, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. Valve has stated that AMD is still working on audio drivers, so they are not yet available. As such, Steam Deck will not support audio through speakers or the headphone jack. Users will have to use Bluetooth or USB audio devices.
Drivers are provided for Windows 10 only. Drivers for Windows 11 are under development and will be available later with a BIOS update that will enable fTPM support, which is required for Windows 11.
Steam Deck does not currently support dual boot, this feature will come later. Consequently, users will have to replace their existing SteamOS with Windows 10 and vice versa if they want to go back.
The Steam Deck is a portable x86 PC and therefore supports installation of any desktop operating system, although native driver support is still required for full functionality. The device comes preloaded with Valve’s SteamOS, a Linux-based operating system that uses the Proton emulator to run Windows games on the Steam store.
While SteamOS for Steam Deck has decent game support at launch, it still doesn’t support every game in the Steam store, nor does it support installing games from other sources like the Epic Games Store or the Microsoft Store. For some, this is the reason to install Windows.
Source: ixbt
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