Steam for ChromeOS Chromebooks is being killed off

One other one for the Google (and Valve) graveyard, this time it is Steam for Chromebooks because it’s being killed off early subsequent 12 months.

The undertaking has been in Beta since November 2022, and sadly it is coming to an abrupt shut on January 1st, 2026 the place put in video games will now not be playable. It’s going to simply be completely gone. As reported by 9to5Google, once you now go to put in Steam on ChromeOS a message will pop up noting “The Steam for Chromebook Beta program will conclude on January 1st, 2026. After this date, video games put in as a part of the Beta will now not be obtainable to play in your machine. We admire your participation in and contribution to learnings from the beta program, which is able to inform the way forward for Chromebook gaming.”

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A disgrace however not precisely shocking, the Beta by no means actually went anyplace with not a lot effort seemingly being put into it to push it additional. I’ve barely heard a lot in any respect about it for the reason that 2022 Beta launch.

Plus, with all of the reports on Google trying to in some methods mix Android and ChromeOS collectively, their focus is clearly elsewhere.

Did any of you employ Steam on ChromeOS / Chromebooks?

I’ve reached out to Valve to see if they’ve something so as to add.

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.