--- title: Steam is running on the Switch thanks to the latest... description: Valve's Proton 11.0-Beta1 introduces ARM64 support via FEX-2604, enabling Windows-on-ARM game compatibility on Linux. A modder has already leveraged this to... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/steam-is-running-on-the-switch-thanks-to-the-latest-proton-beta-kuabintq0 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Steam is running on the Switch thanks to the latest Proton beta | daily.dev og:description: Valve's Proton 11.0-Beta1 introduces ARM64 support via FEX-2604, enabling Windows-on-ARM game compatibility on Linux. A modder has already leveraged this to... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/steam-is-running-on-the-switch-thanks-to-the-latest-proton-beta-kuabintq0 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/kuaBintQ0.png og:image:alt: Steam is running on the Switch thanks to the latest Proton beta og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Steam is running on the Switch thanks to the latest Proton beta **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Valve's Proton 11.0-Beta1 introduces ARM64 support via FEX-2604, enabling Windows-on-ARM game compatibility on Linux. A modder has already leveraged this to run Steam on the Nintendo Switch (original) using Ubuntu 24.04.2. The update is likely timed ahead of the ARM-powered Steam Frame gaming headset, expected in the first half of 2026. The Switch 2 remains harder to crack, making Steam on that device unlikely soon. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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