I saw that Steam is already on version 3.6 in the preview/beta channel, what features does 3.6 have that 3.5 doesn’t? Can’t find any info on what 3.6 adds.
I saw that Steam is already on version 3.6 in the preview/beta channel, what features does 3.6 have that 3.5 doesn’t? Can’t find any info on what 3.6 adds.
from what it seems, there is now 3.5.1 in the beta/rc and 3.6 in the main.
I think normally, all new latest updates goes first to main channel (3.6), then after some days or weeks, they port it back to the 3.5.1 beta/rc channel. I don’t think there are many new changes, there might be some stuff under the hood, like for example the linux kernel is mostly a bit more updated in the main channel, also I think there is a new bios 119. I think Valve plan to release 3.5 soon, so the point of 3.6 in main is to “differentiate” it from the normal 3.5 release, this is also why beta/rc is now 3.5.1 instead of 3.5.0, so that stable will be 3.5.0 at first, and then with time it will get updates. so the chain is 1- main branch(alpha) , 2- beta/rc , 3- stable
Main channel is a true rolling release so it’s a work-in-progress. Basically, everything that happens in Main will eventually become SteamOS 3.6.
Once it hits Preview, that’s when you reach the “hey, this is what we’ve got so far for SteamOS 3.6”.
Beta is the point where Valve is basically saying “Ok, this is SteamOS 3.6 and now we’re going to iron out all the bugs and make sure it’s ready for everyone”.
And finally, Stable, where all the i’s are theoretically dotted and the t’s are theoretically crossed.
Long story short, until 3.6 hits the Preview channel, there really is no SteamOS 3.6. The versioning on the Main channel is basically there as a checkpoint to mark where new feature development on 3.5 ended and where 3.6 begins.