Bazzite reveals the Open Gaming Collective to make gaming on Linux even better
Bazzite reveals the Open Gaming Collective to make gaming on Linux even better
Publish Date: 2026-01-28 20:21:00
Source Domain: www.xda-developers.com
Summary
- Open Gaming Collective unites major Linux gaming projects to share kernel, input tooling, and packages.
- Bazzite will adopt the OGC kernel and InputPlumber, and will add upstream Valve packages for all.
- OGC aims to stop fragmented patches, so a fix for one distro benefits the whole ecosystem.
While I’d love to crow about how 2026 is going to become “the year of Linux,” I feel that it won’t be the year for some people. Not because Linux is slacking, but because it can’t quite check every single tickbox just yet. While I personally find Linux suitable as a replacement for my Windows workflow, others may find Linux lacking in some areas.
Having said that, it’s getting a lot harder to stop myself from pulling the party poppers and rolling out the cake, because January has already shown that gaming on Linux is heading in an excellent direction. Bazzite has announced that it’s entering a group called the Open Gaming Collective (OGC), and it should make it a lot easier to play your fave games on Linux.
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