Steam for Chromebooks is said to be stopped

Dream of Chromebooks seems to be doubled as gaming laptops on their last legs. 9to5google Reports Google ends support for Steam for Chromebooks starting from January 1, 2026. The application launcher was part of a batch extended from the company to make Chromebooks a place to play games. Companies such as ASUS and Acer announced and issued Chromebooks gamesBut the idea never looks.

The Google Pension plan was discovered from Steam for Chromebook 9to5google Try installing the operator on a new laptop. “Steam for Chromebook Beta will conclude on January 1, 2026,” says a new notice when downloading Steam. “After this date, the installed games as part of the experimental version will not be available to play on your device. We appreciate your participation and contribute to learning from the Beta program, which will reach the future of Chromebook games.”

Engadget called Google and Valve to confirm Steam for Chromebooks. We will update this article if we hear.

Reports that Steam will eventually be available on Chromeos Until 2020. The joint effort was to implement the bomber to Chromebooks Surprising advertisement in GDC 2022. Google Alpha Steam released in March, which in the end I worked better than expected. Experimental version of the application It came a few months later in NovemberAdd support for many new chrome books. The application has been in the trial version since then, without any major updates from Google or Valve.

One of the reasons that Google can abandon is that Number of games This can actually work on Chromebooks limited, thanks to the central processing units that suffer from a lack of strength and integrated graphics used by most Chromeos devices. Valve Proton Compatibility Program -What helps to play Windows games on the surface of Steam Steam, based on Linux-technically available for Chromebooks, but it cannot compensate for the lack of treatment force.

Without Steam, the use of either NVIDIA GeForce Now is or Xbox Cloud Gaming the best option to play a modern control unit and computer games on the Chromebook. Chromeos can also run Android applications, but then you should be comfortable playing what you can get from the Play Store.