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Google to Shut Down Steam Support for Chromebooks: Millions of Gamers to Be Affected

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Google has announced it will end support for Steam Beta on Chromebooks at the close of 2025. Starting January 1, 2026, users will no longer be able to launch Steam, install new games, or access the platform. Even pre-installed Steam games will be automatically removed from Chromebooks. This marks the end of a gaming experiment that began in 2022, when Google partnered with Steam to bring PC gaming capabilities to Chromebook users through a beta …

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Google and Valve will end Steam's beta program on Chrome OS on January 1, 2026, an experiment that ends without ever being tested.

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It seems Chromebook laptops will no longer be considered devices with any gaming potential. The end of support for the Steam platform, which has been in beta for several years, has just been announced. In a few months, access to owned games and the program itself will be blocked. Unfortunately, no official reason has been given for this decision, but it likely stems from insufficient popularity and lack of developer interest. Steam will no longe…

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NDTV Gadgets 360 broke the news in on Saturday, August 9, 2025.
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