Valve having dual-boot support high on their list for SteamOS updates is honestly crazy and most companies would not be this open with doing this I feel like
I wouldn’t be surprised if work on Steam Deck 2 has now started.
the fact that this Lawrence guy used to work for Apple saying it amuse me a lot
They way theyve handled everything with Steam Deck so far has actually accidentally coerced me into switching over from a main console player to a main pc player. Idk even know when it really happened, one day I’m a sony pony and everything i buy is on PS5, then my steam deck shows up and in a blink of an eye a few years pass and I have a fully decked out gaming pc and I’m buying everything on steam. Like wtf happened.
It’s that Gaben magic!
And Steam Sales…
Been considering dual booting but I’ve put it off as I have no idea who to do it, if there’s an official way of doing so coming down the line then that’s a bonus for people like me who don’t like the risk of messing with their device to much.
deck owners are eating good
I don’t even mind too much if Windows performance isn’t perfect, just having a nice easy way to install it without using workarounds etc would still be nice. A new driver every now and again for the APU would be good though.
As someone who dual boots currently, performance is pretty much on par with SteamOS. Performance is not an issue.
Also, the current dual boot setup process is literally exactly the same as on any other laptop or desktop. Sort out partitions, startup to BIOS, boot to installation media, install. Literally no workarounds involved, it’s a bog standard standard dual boot process.
But baked in partition resizing and bootloader for easier switching would certainly make the whole process easier.