Epic put a Linux Epic Games Launcher preview out on Oct. 14 and is rebuilding Easy Anti-Cheat for Fortnite, with no date. The new version requires Secure Boot, TPM 2.0 and signed kernels, VideoCardz reported, so only some Linux machines will qualify.
Perspective Coverage
6 publishers
- Builder
- Builder 36%
- Operator
- Operator 48%
- Investor
- Investor 16%
Reality
- Evidence68
- Adoption8
- Hype gap+22
- Incentives
- Not scored
- Confidence72
buildConfirmed2 publishers Steam is on pace for its first $20 billion year after an estimated $5.5 billion third quarter, up 12%, according to Alinea Analytics. Most of it goes to established franchises and free-to-play games, so a new PC launch draws from a much smaller pool.
Reality
- Evidence55
- Adoption70
- Hype gap−10
- Incentives
- Not scored
- Confidence60
Leaked AMD drivers and shipping records show a semi-custom 'Gainsborough' chip on TSMC N3P, with test hardware already shipped for validation. Its tie to a Steam Deck 2 rests mostly on a Final Fantasy codename, so buyers deciding whether to wait for Valve have little more than a name and a shipping record.
Reality
- Evidence35
- Adoption8
- Hype gap+40
- Incentives
- Not scored
- Confidence40
buildConfirmed5 publishers Valve opened Steam Frame reservations at $1,059, and its engineers say standalone play runs the same SteamOS as the Deck on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, with Proton and PC streaming absorbing the compatibility work.
Perspective Coverage
5 publishers
- Builder
- Builder 36%
- Operator
- Operator 42%
- Investor
- Investor 22%
Reality
- Evidence70
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+20
- Incentives60
- Confidence66
Valve's 6GHz dongle takes the home router out of Steam Frame's PC streaming
Road to VR's buyer guide for Valve's first standalone headset prices the 256GB model at $1,059 and explains why the bundled Wi-Fi 6E adapter sidesteps the home router that makes PC streaming to a Quest inconsistent.
Reality
- Evidence45
- Adoption25
- Hype gap+18
- Incentives55
- Confidence48
XREAL's a01 borrows power and software from the device it plugs into
TechCrunch's reviewer found the roughly $300 glasses do nothing but mirror the host screen, which makes them easy to justify in a plane seat and hard to justify at a desk that already has a monitor on it.
Reality
- Evidence52
- Adoption20
- Hype gap+18
- Incentives45
- Confidence48
Eight videos briefly posted to the ARM Steam client confirm a battery in the headstrap, a manual IPD wheel and a swappable light blocker. Valve still has not said what any of it costs.
Reality
- Evidence66
- Adoption15
- Hype gap+14
- Incentives58
- Confidence62
buildOne report1 publisher Epic confirms a native Linux launcher, but the anti-cheat job posting is the real tell
An Epic developer told a Discord AMA the native Linux launcher lands after the store overhaul preview. A separate security engineering role aimed at Linux anti-cheat is the harder signal.
Reality
- Evidence32
- Adoption34
- Hype gap+38
- Incentives63
- Confidence36
MSI's Claw EX finally makes a Windows handheld sleep, then asks $1,800 for it
The Verge calls it the most important handheld since Steam Deck and still says do not buy: $1,800, limited supply, and Intel drivers that hang some games.
Reality
- Evidence62
- Adoption15
- Hype gap+10
- Incentives35
- Confidence55