Playtron promises an alternative to SteamOS for handheld PCs: 'Play all your games from every store, Steam, Epic and more'

Playtron hopes to become the Linux-based operating system for gaming across handhelds, laptops, TVs, and, uh, in cars. According to the company, the PlaytronOS will be an improvement over Valve's own Linux-based gaming distro, SteamOS, because it won't be locked to a single storefront: it will be"compatible with every game store and many 3rd party integrations to come."also calls out both Windows and SteamOS as being a poor fit for handheld gaming, and promises to be better.

Since the Epic Games Launcher is unpleasant on Steam Deck, I use the third-party Heroic Launcher instead. I probably play more games on Heroic Launcher than I do on Steam on my Steam Deck these days, but it would be nice if those launchers were easier to access on Steam Deck out of the box. Same goes for GeForce Now, which I've been hoping would get some sort of official app on Steam Deck at some point, but to no avail.

Playtron will be available to download on other handhelds, including the Steam Deck, and says it's in discussions with"OEMs and mobile operators to build and deploy Playtron devices around the world in the 2025 timeframe," says founder and CEO Kirt McMaster, who previously set-up Cyanogen, an alternative to Android, toSign up to get the best content of the week, and great gaming deals, as picked by the editors.

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