Bazzite Linux 44.20260831 has been released, featuring the Open Gaming Collective (OGC) kernel upgraded to 7.2.1 and refreshed builds of PowerStation and Gamescope. The update includes important patches for KDE Plasma users, improved gaming performance, and a more refined user experience with various enhancements in the bazzite-updater and Bazaar game store. This release emphasizes gaming-specific features like Xbox controller support and better handheld hardware compatibility, positioning Bazzite as a strong alternative to SteamOS for gaming on desktop and handheld devices. Users can easily update to the new version through a simple terminal command, maintaining the atomic image strategy that allows for easy rollbacks if necessary

Bazzite Linux 44.20260831 Ships: Linux 7.2.1 OGC Kernel and Gamescope Refresh

Bazzite Linux 44.20260831 shipped today, bringing the Open Gaming Collective kernel up to 7.2.1-ogc3.1 alongside refreshed PowerStation and Gamescope builds. Universal Blue maintainer Kyle Gospodnetich also patched kio-extras for KDE Plasma users and auto-trusted the ublue tap inside Bazzite Portal and ujust. Mesa sits at 26.2.1-5, Nvidia ships both open NVK and proprietary 580 LTS stacks, and the bazzite-updater plus Bazaar game store received minor feature work. You can rebase to the new image today with bazzite-rollback-helper rebase stable to grab the latest gaming performance tweaks on your desktop or handheld.

Bazzite Linux 44.20260831 Ships: Linux 7.2.1 OGC Kernel and Gamescope Refresh @ Linux Compatible