It’s not even like Linux is that much better in terms of UI/UX but being able to control the user experience with fine grain controls the way it’s done on SteamOS/other distros is a massive advantage. All other Windows handhelds are stuck with some poor imitation of a gamepad-compatible shell.

Suddenly I’m very interested. I know you can install HoloISO or whatever distro you want but some first party support for drivers is gonna be awesome.

Lenovo’s handheld was probably the one that was most appealing versus the Steamdeck - Similar control scheme, good specs, but included detachable controllers which is one thing I wish the deck had after coming from the Switch. It makes coop/party games easier, and there’s more maintainability when you don’t have to gut the internals for a single joystick.

Yeah Debian and new don’t usually go hand in hand unless you use one of those distros designed around Debian Sid.

If it’s stability I suppose Fedora doesn’t usually get much complaints in that dept. and they have much newer repos