Valve Reduces Steam Deck OS Size to 10 GB, Making 64 GB Model a Bit More Attractive

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SteamOS, the operating system powering Valve’s upcoming handheld PC, the Steam Deck, will only take up 10 GB of storage space.



This has been confirmed by a changelog shared by a member of the MetaCouncil forums, which notes that Valve has managed to shrink SteamOS from 24 GB to 10 GB. It’s a positive development for prospective owners of the 64 GB eMMC model who would prefer to store more of their favorite games via the Steam Deck’s internal storage rather than SD cards.



SteamOS’ latest changelog, with the relevant portion bolded:



Touchscreen should be reliable on every boot now, please us know if you still see issues.Boot sequence cosmetic improvements, should be seamless now.Fix for HDMI out not working after disconnecting once on certain configurations.WiFi performance improvements, please test and let us know if you see lower...

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[Brian_B]

That's actually very impressive. Especially when you consider the size of the OS on a PS5 or Xbox.