Steam this week that it should supply a compatibility ranking that will designate when a recreation is supported on the corporate’s working system. The SteamOS Compatibility evaluation is slated to roll out “within the subsequent few weeks.”

This metric is an extension of the Steam Deck Verified program, and it’ll award a checkmark to video games based mostly on a information subset inside that vetting course of. In different phrases, recreation builders will not should take any further steps in the event that they’re already finishing Steam Deck Verified. On the participant finish, appropriate video games will present a blue checkmark when considered within the Steam Retailer and Steam Shopper whereas working the working system on a system aside from the Steam Deck.

The announcement is generally a future-proofing transfer. Proper now, the is the one handheld moreover the Steam Deck that’s formally working Valve’s working system. However Lenovo was already a second iteration of the {hardware} at CES this yr and Valve clearly has plans for the variety of SteamOS platforms to develop. The panorama for may begin wanting fairly totally different if SteamOS actually takes off as a standalone service.