Valve introduces Steam Deck

Spruce Supremacist said:
Now, if only they officially expanded SteamOS to support desktop PCs, then I'd finally be able to move off Winblows
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One of the core aspects of Steam OS is that it is tailored to very specific hardware that Valve have full control of the drivers for. Supporting whatever random hardware people own would add several magnitudes of complexity to building and maintaining the OS and may lead to a performance hit that makes it no better then just running Linux Mint.
 
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Spruce Supremacist said:
Now, if only they officially expanded SteamOS to support desktop PCs, then I'd finally be able to move off Winblows.
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you can just install your linux distro of choice and start steam in big picture mode. that's essentially what steamOS is, just cut down to steam deck hardware.

app and game support will be the same, some things simply won't run or only with some elbow grease (see nvidia). even with proton and all the advancements that's still a step above what most normalfags are willing to endure.
 
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Spruce Supremacist said:
Now, if only they officially expanded SteamOS to support desktop PCs, then I'd finally be able to move off Winblows.
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It is unlikely Valve will make SteamOS a multipurpose operating system for the wide variety of hardware configurations that exist on the desktop PC space. If anything SteamOS will be made to target specific handheld PC models as more partners join and launch their own handhelds and Valve will deal with adding full compatibility and updates to those.

As @ZMOT mentioned, you are better off installing what others Linux distributions have to offer right now. Stuff like Bazzite is already like SteamOS but with wider hardware support and then there is Nobara which is a operating system that can be used as a daily driver but has a lot of the leg work done to be fine tuned for gaming. You really don't have to wait to try and see if it is something that''ll work for your needs.

SteamOS as it stands works best on hardware that ships with it.

P:S: Don't try HoloISO, it is a dead project.
 
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https://gizmodo.com/would-you-buy-a-valve-console-or-a-steam-deck-egpu-2000558926
I hope its true and with xbox floundering ( maybe leaving the console market at some point) does leaves a opening for valve to make a steam os console like Linux gaming box.
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I feel like this will be better positioned with the work that has been put in to make games run on SteamOS. Never will be a mass market thing imo but with Xbox dying as a hardware platform there is now an opening.

Back on the actual steam deck. I am still holding out hope the OLED goes on sale for the spring sale in march. If gabe knocks 50 bucks off asking price im in for the 512GB version
 
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doesn't steam does that by default anyway? or only on specific versions?
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on all devices, but the device has to be on, unlocked, and with Steam running

A steam console would need to be designed to eaily switch between multiple users, and should let any of them remote play
 
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https://kiwifarms.st/threads/handheld-gaming-in-2024.182111/post-21355204

The cheaper ASUS ROG Ally 2 could be using a higher-clocked variant of the Steam Deck APU (Aerith Plus) instead of the Z1 they used last time, or the semi-recently announced Z2 Go.

Steam Deck = 4-core Zen 2 @ 3.5 GHz boost, 8 CUs RDNA2 @ 1.6 GHz boost
Aerith Plus leak = 3.8 GHz CPU, 1.8 GHz GPU
Z1 Non-Extreme = 2-core Zen 4 + 4-core Zen 4C, 4 CUs RDNA4
Z2 Go = 4-core Zen 3+, 12 CUs RDNA2

ASUS originally launched the Z1 model for only $100 less than the Z1 Extreme, and it often performed worse than the Steam Deck at low TDPs. The more powerful CPU with AVX-512 support is better for some emulators though. Now it looks like they are throwing in the towel and copying the Steam Deck. It may even run SteamOS, while the more expensive one will run Windows and have a dedicated "Xbox button".

The Z2 Go looks like a great choice for a "Steam Deck killer", but it's based on an 8-core Rembrandt die that is more expensive to make than Aerith Plus would be.
 
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I have one with the official dock and I like it. I got the 512gb model ($550) which is more than enough space, plus it’s a two-in-one console/Linux PC so you have a built-in controller and the KDE Discovery store with a bunch of free games and software. It’s a versatile console but the battery drains fast on demanding games and you need a dock ($170) for mouse and keyboard.
For the cheapest model with the dock ($570) you get a decently strong and versatile Console/PC that works anywhere so long as you can keep it charged.
 
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I have mine on a Wii U Gamepad stand with a cable to a generic docking station. Would have been nice if there was a USB port on the bottom for a non-jank dock.
 
This is going to make games shittier.
phone gaming opened up the floodgates for phone game developers, so even on Steam, those shitty phone games end up taking up advertising space (because everyone can play Chode Puzzle Game XIV, why not market it on Steam too? Steam has no quality standards, so it won't exclude them.)
Steam Deck is the same thing, any new platform for mediocre games means more mediocre games development and then more mediocre games taking up advertising space.
industry is so saturated with shitty games, even AAA developers are dropping dogshit and they're so insulated from criticism by their publishers' fake consensus and fake reviews they probably think everything is great.
Anyone that criticizes their mediocre dogshit is just an internet troll.
 
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