Steam Is Coming to ARM64 as Ubuntu Opens Testing via Snap (linuxiac.com)

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Exciting news for all Linux enthusiasts betting on ARM64 architecture. Ubuntu has taken a step toward making Steam available on ARM64, opening public testing of a new Steam Snap build for ARM.

The testing initiative focuses on a Snap-packaged version of Steam designed to run on ARM64 systems, including modern ARM laptops, SBCs, and servers increasingly used as desktop replacements. For reference, until now, Steam has officially supported only x86_64 systems on Linux, leaving ARM users dependent on unofficial workarounds or entirely excluded from Valve’s ecosystem.

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[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

I was initially excited thinking this was a native aarch64 build. Its not, its x86 emulation. Its still a step forward though, but Asahi Linux already has Steam working right now (also using FEX with Vulcan) running on Apple M1 and M2 ARM CPUs.

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