AMD Is Adding HDMI 2.1 Support for Linux. That's Good News for the Steam Machine.

AMD is adding HDMI 2.1 support for Linux. That's good news for the Steam Machine.

Fixed Rate Link being added now; Display Stream Compression coming soon.

Valve Moves Closer To HDMI 2.1 Support As Linux Driver Progress Emerges

Valve may soon overcome a key technical limitation that previously prevented its Steam Machine console from supporting HDMI 2.1, following new progress in open-source driver development. The issue first came to light late last year when Valve confirmed it could not enable HDMI 2.1 due to restrictions around Linux-based drivers. At the time, the HDMI Forum’s stance on open-source implementations meant the necessary support was not available, limi…

Hope for the Steam Machine: This feature could suddenly come after all

This feature should actually be unavailable for the Steam Machine. For a long time it looked as if Valve’s upcoming PC console, the Steam Machine, would have to do without a crucial feature for modern living room gaming. Although the built-in hardware is capable of this, a software blockage in the Linux-based operating system SteamOS previously prevented full support of HDMI 2.1. For a device that wants to compete directly with PlayStation 5 and…

Expanded AMD HDMI 2.1 support is coming to Linux

One area that's lacking on Linux right now is support for later versions of HDMI with AMD GPUs, but it seems expanded features are coming.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.