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Here’s hoping it matures enough for desktop use by the time my Win10 desktop is EOL.
Dude, you don't need SteamOS for a desktop. Just download a more widely used desktop distro. I use Garuda, and it's great for starting up gaming.
SteamOS will be great for a console-like experience out of the box, which is not what you want for desktop.
The main thing stopping me is that I only use my PC for gaming, and I know the support for drivers etc isn't as good on Linux (though I know this is debated).
However if Linux became more centralised, with a "gaming first" distro like this, the graphics drivers would have a "main test case" to work with.
This is my theory anyway.
I've recently gotten sick of windows and changed my gaming rigs to Nobara and Mint, both with AMD processors and 3090s. Zero issues gaming, or modding games, on either one.
Edit: you could dual boot into a Linux distribution just to try it and keep your windows just in case you don't like it.