the operating system for gaming
Release Notes
A new generation of PC gaming that not only defines boundaries but breaks through them.
Playron
Alpha 1
Platform Support
- AMD and Intel support only.
- Arm builds for select devices will be provided at a later date.
- These devices have been tested by Playtron and known to work:
- AYANEO 2 and 2S
- ASUS ROG Ally
- GPD Win 4 (2023)
- Lenovo Legion Go
- Valve Steam Deck LCD (NVMe only)
- Valve Steam Deck OLE
- These devices have been tested by Playtron and known to work:
- Arm builds for select devices will be provided at a later date.
Game Library Integration
- Support for Epic Games Store, GOG.com, and Steam integration.
- Easily import and play games from your existing library.
Hardware
- View storage usage.
- S3 deep sleep enabled for supported devices.
- Factory reset support.
Networking
- Support for Ethernet and Wi-Fi connections.
- Support for IPv6 networks using 464XLAT.
Accessories
- Control the audio volume of your device.
- Control the brightness level of your device.
- Audio output device control.
- Bluetooth controller support.
System Management
- Factory reset support.
Developer
- SSH access available via Developer settings.
- Simple developer desktop session powered by Weston.
Known Issues
Battery life, game compatibility, and performance are still a heavy work-in-progress as we work towards a stable release. The user interface is only scaled properly in 720p and 800p resolutions.
We are working on resolving these issues. Thank you for your time and patience while we attempt to create the ultimate video game console experience!
- Only single GPU systems are supported. If a computer has both an iGPU and a dGPU (common on laptops), they will not work with the Alpha 1 release.
- The Steam Deck LCD 64 GB model is not currently supported.
- Some ASUS ROG Ally devices may not have working Wi-Fi.
- Some devices do not support booting from a microSD card and require using a USB-C dock and a flash drive instead to install PlaytronOS. For example, this applies to the ASUS ROG Ally and the Lenovo Legion Go.
- A physical keyboard is required for most devices to complete the installation.
- Physical keyboard input is not supported for library navigation yet. Use a controller for the best experience.
- CPU resource utilization for Playtron can be high.
- During account linking, Epic Games Store account email and password sometimes does not work on the first try.
- Some owned games do not appear on PlaytronOS.
- Let us know which ones so we can fix them!
- Typing letters into the search bar on the Library screen also selects what the cursor is highlighting.
- Epic Games Store titles sometimes begin their download progress at negative percentage values.
- Buttons in the footer cannot be interacted with using a mouse.
- A game can only be installed from one provider if owned on two or more platforms.
- Uninstalling a game does not immediately remove it from the drive's installed games list.
- Entering the Bluetooth settings screen automatically toggles Bluetooth on.
- The Bluetooth device listing shows a device as still connected even after disconnecting
- Rarely, after a factory reset, the system will get stuck on the PlaytronOS logo.