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HP and Lenovo Chromebooks expected to support Steam

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HP's Pro c640 G2 enterprise Chromebook is expected to get Steam support.

HP’s Pro c640 G2 enterprise Chromebook is expected to get Steam support. (credit: HP )

HP, Lenovo, Acer, and Asus are expected to be among the first companies to release gaming Chromebooks. A code change in the Chromium Gerrit suggests the particular vendors are working on Chrome OS devices that will support Steam.

In January 2020, Google said it would bring Steam in order to Chromebooks, and the plan may be starting to take shape. 9to5Google spotted a code change on Saturday showing a list of what appears to be Chromebook models that will support Steam:

None of the laptop makers contacted got back to us in time for publication. Google has told Ars Technica in the past that a lot of experimentation happens in typically the Chromium Gerrit, so things can look different by the time changes hit consumers.

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