Gaming-focused Chromebooks are within the works

Google’s ambitions for gaming-focused Chromebooks could be near actuality. After years of teasing Steam for Chrome OS and even Nvidia demoing help for DLSS and ray tracing on Arm-based Chromebooks, references to new gaming Chromebooks have now been noticed in check variations of Chrome OS.

Google revealed two years in the past that it was engaged on Steam help for Chromebooks, however we’ve heard little or no ever since.

9to5Google reports that three codenames for potential gaming Chromebooks have been noticed, all with RGB keyboards. The publication speculates that each HP and Lenovo might be testing gaming Chromebooks, primarily based on worker contributions to Chrome OS code. A 3rd mysterious gadget, codenamed Ripple, seems to be a pill with a removable keyboard.

A brand new flag has additionally been found in Chrome OS that permits RGB keyboard help, one thing that’s widespread on gaming laptops from Razer and plenty of different OEMs. While the flag may simply be extra help for present USB keyboards, 9to5Google believes this Chrome OS RGB help is being added particularly for these unreleased Chromebooks. RGB keyboards are nothing with out video games, and Steam can be key if these gaming Chromebooks are to turn into a actuality.

In lieu of compelling alternate options, Valve went on to announce its Steam Deck, a handheld Linux-based gaming gadget that begins transport in late February. Steam Deck may contribute to creating gaming on Linux way more widespread than it’s at present, thanks largely to Valve’s Proton tech. Proton is a compatibility layer that lets Steam run Windows video games on Linux, and the record of supported video games is rising.

Proton additionally now helps two of the preferred anti-cheat methods, Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) and BattlEye. Developers nonetheless want to check and make sure their video games work with Proton anti-cheat help, however it may open up the Steam Deck and any potential gaming Chromebooks to widespread titles like Fortnite, Apex Legends, Destiny 2, Halo Infinite, and PUBG.