Valve is working with AMD to let Steam Deck run Windows 11
The Steam Deck launched by Valve some time ago is a new generation of handheld entertainment systems. It is expected that the first batch of products will be shipped by the end of this year. It is equipped with a 7-inch 1280*800 IPS screen, 16GB LPDDR5 memory, and storage space is available in three versions: 64GB, 256GB, and 512GB. AMD Van Gogh APU is used, which is a Zen 2 architecture CPU core plus RDNA2 core display. Although the built-in Arch Linux is SteamOS, because it uses an x86 processor, it is not a problem to use Windows 10. As for Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 11, Valve said it is working with AMD to provide support.
Microsoft Windows 11 requires the platform to support SecureBoot/TPM 2.0 in order to run. Currently, all AMD Zen 2 architecture desktop platforms can support. The Van Gogh APU uses the Zen 2 kernel, so there is no problem, but the TPM also needs BIOS support. This is the current problem that Valve and AMD need to solve.
If Steam Deck supports TPM, it can become a multi-system game console, which gives it more functions, except for games that originally support the Steam platform. It can also run other Windows games and various emulators, and can also be transformed into a handheld office device.
