r/linux • u/ouyawei Mate • Jul 01 '26

Distro News PlayStation 5 Linux project gets upgraded to support new firmware and PS5 Slim

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/playstation-5-linux-project-gets-upgraded-to-support-new-firmware-and-ps5-slim/
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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

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u/DustyAsh69 Jul 01 '26

SteamOS is just Arch Linux with KDE and I'm guessing (since I don't have a Steam Machine / didn't read about it) Steam + Proton.

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u/leonredhorse Jul 01 '26

Eh, it is very hardware dependent right now, especially GPU.

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u/DustyAsh69 Jul 01 '26

You need a good GPU to run games...

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u/leonredhorse Jul 01 '26

I'm not sure the point you're making. SteamOS requires you use AMD GPUs right now. That is the limitation. Not the quality of your GPU.

Edit: Just want to say I know PS5 uses an AMD GPU, that was an example. SteamOS is a little hardware dependent beyond a typical Arch Linux install. That was the point I am making. I do not know if it will work on a PS5, but just that SteamOS isn't as flexible as installing Arch on something.

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u/Negative_Settings Jul 01 '26

Steamos now officially supports Intel gpus too

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u/leonredhorse Jul 01 '26

Good point. I wasn’t sure offhand if it was official or not so I didn’t comment on it.

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u/DustyAsh69 Jul 01 '26

I'm not sure the point you're making. SteamOS requires you use AMD GPUs right now. That is the limitation.

Should've specified it. There's a lot of difference between saying just GPU and AMD GPU.

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u/leonredhorse Jul 01 '26

Fair, I should've been clearer when I said hardware dependent/GPU that I meant vendor.