--- title: SteamOS 3.8 just dramatically improved a lot of... description: SteamOS 3.8 has entered preview and brings expanded hardware support for AMD and Intel platforms, better discrete GPU handling, Wayland migration, HDR, VRR,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/steamos-3-8-just-dramatically-improved-a-lot-of-handhelds-except-the-steam-deck-itself-miqxly0cb twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: SteamOS 3.8 just dramatically improved a lot of handhelds except the Steam Deck itself | daily.dev og:description: SteamOS 3.8 has entered preview and brings expanded hardware support for AMD and Intel platforms, better discrete GPU handling, Wayland migration, HDR, VRR,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/steamos-3-8-just-dramatically-improved-a-lot-of-handhelds-except-the-steam-deck-itself-miqxly0cb og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/MIQXlY0CB.png og:image:alt: SteamOS 3.8 just dramatically improved a lot of handhelds except the Steam Deck itself 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. # SteamOS 3.8 just dramatically improved a lot of handhelds except the Steam Deck itself **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 5 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary SteamOS 3.8 has entered preview and brings expanded hardware support for AMD and Intel platforms, better discrete GPU handling, Wayland migration, HDR, VRR, and improved suspend/resume. While these changes are incremental refinements for the Steam Deck itself, they are transformative for third-party handhelds like the ROG Ally and Legion Go, which previously ran Windows. The update signals that SteamOS is evolving beyond the Steam Deck into a broader platform, laying groundwork for the upcoming Steam Machine and living room gaming scenarios. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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