Bazzite turned my second PC into a console, and SteamOS never felt this polished on the desktop

Bazzite, a Linux distribution built for gaming, offers a more complete desktop experience than SteamOS for PC gamers. It supports direct boot into Steam Gaming Mode while retaining a full desktop environment (KDE or GNOME), works seamlessly with AMD GPUs, and integrates Proton, Lutris, and Bottles for broad game compatibility. Performance is on par with Windows for well-supported titles, with faster load times and smoother shader compilation on AMD hardware. The author argues Bazzite delivers a console-like experience on desktop PCs that SteamOS cannot match outside of handhelds.