Announcing Bazzite 2.2.0 Welcome to a Bazzite Buzz #11 This year we are starting strong, as Bazzite 2.2.0 has been released today, as so, this Buzz is dedicated to let you know everything that’s new! Before we get to the news, we have some important news for existing users: IMPORTANT NOTICE TO EXISTING BAZZITE USERS: Secure Boot Users: Manual Intervention REQUIRED NOTE: The below does not apply to the Steam Deck as it does not ship with Secure Boot enabled. The recent kernel changes will...
What’s your usecase for swapping from SteamOS? I noticed on some video that it came with A Steamdeck image but I couldn’t think of why you’d want to swap to a SteamOS ‘clone’
In addition to what’s been mentioned, Bazzite also updates the kernel and graphics drivers more often than SteamOS, so yes, while things are slightly more likely to break every now and then, there are some decent performance gains to be had.
I can see the use case for someone who wants a single OS install on the Steam Deck that does gaming just about as well as SteamOS does, but has a more fleshed out desktop experience (or even just a different one). The linked article goes into detail on various desktop-focused developments within Bazzite that wouldn’t really make sense for Valve to prioritize in SteamOS itself.
What’s your usecase for swapping from SteamOS? I noticed on some video that it came with A Steamdeck image but I couldn’t think of why you’d want to swap to a SteamOS ‘clone’
In addition to what’s been mentioned, Bazzite also updates the kernel and graphics drivers more often than SteamOS, so yes, while things are slightly more likely to break every now and then, there are some decent performance gains to be had.
I can see the use case for someone who wants a single OS install on the Steam Deck that does gaming just about as well as SteamOS does, but has a more fleshed out desktop experience (or even just a different one). The linked article goes into detail on various desktop-focused developments within Bazzite that wouldn’t really make sense for Valve to prioritize in SteamOS itself.