Valve is persuading the HDMI Forum to allow open source support for HDMI 2.1 on Linux (SteamOS) without restrictions 💫

This video standard brawl isn't a do-or-die problem for the Steam Machine - most won’t even notice.

The HDMI Forum holds Linux gaming back artificially tho. Society could just drop HDMI, adopting free'er DisplayPort where common sense is missing 😉

If Valve succeeds towards '26 - it'll be a huge victory for all.

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Valve Trying to Unblock Open-Source HDMI 2.1 Support on Steam Machine

Valve is reportedly attempting to persuade the HDMI Forum—the consortium responsible for HDMI development—to allow open-source support for HDMI 2.1 on Linux, enabling the standard to function without restrictions on SteamOS.

^TechPowerUp

Linux players on Steam hit an all-time high for November 2025 gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/linu…

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Linux players on Steam hit an all-time high for November 2025

Valve released the statistics from the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for November 2025, which shows once again that Linux use is trending nicely upwards.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Want a magic box that just works? #SteamMachine is for you. Want to build your own, choose your own components, architecture, even OS? You can do that too.

Both ways are completely compatible with each other. No corporate lockdowns or gatekeeping.

That's how technology should work.

#Valve is leading the way in how you can build a polished commercial ecosystem that still lets you do what you want, and plays nice with everyone else.

#bigtech #linux #gaming #techtyranny #steamos