SteamOS is coming for Intel handhelds -- if Intel can keep up

PCWorld reports that Valve's SteamOS is now available in beta for Intel-based handhelds, starting with the MSI Claw, potentially challenging Microsoft's Windows dominance in PC gaming. Intel's new Arc G3 processors are debuting in handhelds from MSI, Acer, and OneXPlayer, aiming to compete with AMD in the portable gaming market. Early benchmarks show SteamOS performing slightly behind Windows 11 on Intel devices, but this expansion could establish SteamOS as the unofficial standard for PC gaming handhelds. The Steam Deck didn't invent the handheld gaming form factor, or even debut it for PC hardware, but it's certainly the iPhone equivalent for this particular moment. And the vast, vast majority of the Steam Deck-inspired market has been underpinned by AMD's integrated chips.