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I'm confused, do you think Canonical, RedHat or SUSE are going away in the near future? Or that they don't have support?
Not specifically the whole Linux/Proton/Game stack. That's Valve's bread and butter, not Canonical or Redhat.
Go ahead, call Redhat and tell them you can't get Skyrim to run, see how far that gets you.
Are you trying to imply having an "official SteamOS" means you will be able to call Valve to have them troubleshoot your game? Because you can't do that with the current official SteamOS on the Steam Deck. I don't think you thought this through.
https://help.steampowered.com/en/wizard/HelpWithSteamDeck. There is a live agent option too for customized help.
I wouldn't buy a $500 device where the manufacturer guarantees certain games to work but then doesn't help me get them working if I need them.
Welp, good thing I didn't have dinner because I have to eat my words now.