Google published Test release of the Chrome OS operating system 101.0.4943.0 (14583.0.0), in which Suggested Support for the Steam Game Service and the game applications provided for Linux and Windows.
The ability to use Steam while the status of the alpha version and is available only for Chromebook devices with GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 11 generation of Intel Core i5 or I7 and 8 GB of RAM, such as
Acer Chromebook 514/515, Acer Chromebook Spin 713, Asus Chromebook Flip CX5 / CX9, HP Pro C640 G2 Chromebook and Lenovo 5i-14 Chromebook. When choosing a game, the game is first made attempted to start Linux-Assembling the game, but if the Linux version can be installed and the Windows version can be used to start the Proton layer based on Wine, DXVK and VKD3D.
Games start in a virtual machine with a surroundings based on the Ubuntu Linux distribution components. Implementation is based on the subsystem provided since 2018. Linux for Chromebooks “(Crosvm), in which uses KVM hypervisor. Inside the basic virtual machine, individual software containers are launched (used LXC), which can be installed as regular applications for Chrome OS. Installed Linux applications are launched by analogy with Android applications in Chrome OS with the display of icons in the application panel. For the functioning of CROSVM graphics applications, provides built-in Wayland client support (Virtio-Wayland) with execution on the side of the main host of the composite server Sommelier . Supported as launching apps based on Wayland and regular X-programs (XWayLand layer is used).