Chromebooks that support “Steam on ChromeOS Beta” | HelenTech

When it comes to playing games on your current Chromebook, the main focus is playing games using browser version apps, Android apps, and cloud gaming services. Especially for AAA titles that require machine power, there is no choice but to use GeForce NOW or Xbox Cloud Gaming,Google also revealed a Chromebook aimed at cloud gaminga job.

As a new option for playing games on Chromebooks, Google and Valve have teamed up to launch Steam, a platform that lets you play AAA titles on ChromeOS or in a local environment.

However, as the name “Steam on ChromeOS Beta” suggests, it is treated as a beta, and despite the greater number of compatible devices compared to the initial release, the beta can only be run on a small number of devices.This time, we’ll summarize compatible Chromebooks at the time of writingI will leave him.

What are the compatible Chromebooks?

Despite the increasing number of compatible Chromebooks, the number of goals is limited because a certain level of specification is required. As of last month, an 11th generation Intel Core i3 processor or higher or an AMD Ryzen 3 (5000 series) or higher processor and 8GB of RAM or higher are required.

Here are the official compatible Steam models on ChromeOS Beta, but we’ll break them down into models that are sold in Japan and models that aren’t. In addition, the versions released in Japan and marked with an * are corporate models.

Released in Japan

outside only

This list has been confirmed at the time of writing, and the list will be updated as new models are added, so we plan to update this site accordingly.

Abroad, there are unexpectedly many compatible models, but in Japan, most of them are ASUS Chromebooks, and only some corporate models from other manufacturers are compatible. In other words, the model that individuals can buy is basically just an ASUS Chromebook. Recently in Japan, new models were launched from abroad without much delay, but most of them are standard models around Celeron ~ Pentium. I think it’s because the high-quality demand is limited, but I’d like to expect more in the future.

How to enable Steam on ChromeOS Beta?

Here’s how to enable Steam on ChromeOS Beta on a Chromebook. Compared to canaries, it turned out to be very easy. It can be enabled on ChromeOS versions 108.0.5359.24 and later.

1. Switch OS to the beta channel on supported Chromebooks
2. flag after update chrome://flags ## borealis enabled to enable
3. Reboot and search for “Steam” from the ChromeOS launcher
4. Install Steam by following the instructions
5. Log in with your Steam account and play the game

The procedure is like this. Your Chromebook will now be able to play games via Steam, but not all games will. Google also publishes a list of games that work.

What games are currently supported?

Below is the list, but the title is in English because it is quoted from the official.

Some games have been officially confirmed, but some suffer from performance results, bug reports, etc., and require manual adjustment of game settings to improve performance. You can finally play a heavy game by lowering the resolution, closing other windows to reduce background activity, and lowering graphics settings to improve performance.

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This is a point that takes time and effort unlike gaming PCs like Windows and cloud gaming services, but at the moment it is just a beta version, so I would expect it to be resolved in the future.

in the end

It’s currently in beta, Steam is on ChromeOS Beta, but there’s no exact date for when it will be available on Stable. According to the official, it is a way of saying that it will be expanded as soon as it is ready.

Also, Chromebooks don’t have the hardware (external GPU) to play some high-quality, high-resolution games, so keep in mind that they’re not currently supported. However, it may appear in the future, and when it does, the games and target devices should be updated.

We’ll keep you posted when we make any progress with Steam on ChromeOS Beta.

ASUS

JPY (As of 11/13/2022 16:32 | Amazon Research)

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