Taken from Videocardz … There is nothing that should prevent Steam Deck from supporting Windows 11, claims Steam Deck’s development team.
Steam Deck is the upcoming next-generation handheld console featuring AMD’s latest Zen2/RDNA2 APU codenamed Van Gogh. First consoles should start shipping to customers by the end of this year. Steam’s approach to open-source platforms means that the Deck will not only support its in-house SteamOS operating system which is based on Arch Linux but also Windows 10. With the recent announcement from Microsoft about its successor, Windows 11, gamers and the media are naturally curious if the Steam Deck will also support this operating system.
Microsoft’s push for a more secure platform means that only SecureBoot/TPM 2.0 supporting devices will be able to run Windows 11 without any tricks. This includes the AMD desktop Ryzen 3000 series, which are based on Zen2 microarchitecture, just as the Van Gogh APU in Steam Deck. However, the support for TPM also requires BIOS support, and that’s something that Valve and AMD are currently evaluating.
“THERE’S WORK LOOKING AT TPM JUST NOW. WE’VE FOCUSED SO MUCH ON WINDOWS 10, SO FAR, THAT WE HAVEN’T REALLY GOTTEN THAT FAR INTO IT. OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT WE CAN MEET THAT.”
— GREG COOMER, VALVE STEAM DECK DESIGNER
Source: PC Gamer, Videocardz
