Whoops: Google announced Chrome OS Steam alpha, but it’s not ready yet

Enlarge / Google shared this image during its Games Developer Summit keynote yesterday. (credit: Google)

Google yesterday said that the "Steam on Chrome OS" alpha had launched, but it turns out that Steam on Chromebooks isn't actually ready for testing.

During the Google for Games developer summit keynote yesterday, Google product director Greg Hartell said, "The Steam alpha just launched, making this long-time PC game store available on select Chromebooks for users to try." He encouraged people to visit the Chromebook community forum for more information. But at the time, as many noticed, there was no alpha or new information there.

While it may have seemed like a low-key announcement for Steam on Chrome OS, which Google hasn't updated the public on since announcing the Valve partnership in 2020, it turns out that Haller misspoke. Steam on Chrome OS is not yet available for testing. It should be soon, however.

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