Looks like valve is working on a new steam machine. (xcancel.com)
from Blisterexe@lemmy.zip to technology@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 18:27
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Bezier@suppo.fi on 06 Dec 18:46 next collapse

A steam console? That might eat a lot of business from current console lines.

etchinghillside@reddthat.com on 06 Dec 18:53 next collapse

Which means more reason to lock IPs to specific platforms(?)

VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 21:10 collapse

It would specifically hurt Xbox, which I wouldn’t be sad about.

Bezier@suppo.fi on 06 Dec 21:44 collapse

Me neither, but competition is still good.

I’d trade xbox for an open linux box platform any day though.

cygnus@lemmy.ca on 06 Dec 19:12 next collapse

Link to the actual source: old.reddit.com/…/looks_like_valve_is_working_on_a…

I won’t buy this, but as someone who uses exclusively Linux including on my self-built gaming PC, it’s great news.

Blisterexe@lemmy.zip on 06 Dec 19:40 next collapse

ah, thank you

sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 07 Dec 14:09 collapse

Maybe I’m steeped in the past, but if your PC is for gaming, what do you gain by running Linux over Windows?

cygnus@lemmy.ca on 07 Dec 14:56 next collapse

what do you gain by running Linux over Windows?

Not using Windows.

But more seriously, you’d be astonished at the progress over the last ~3 years. I don’t play that many games but have yet to run into one that doesn’t work.

secret300@lemmy.sdf.org on 07 Dec 15:26 next collapse

Not having an update happen in the middle of a competitive game.

That happened to me and is actually why I installed Linux fully and stopped dual booting

circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org on 07 Dec 22:41 next collapse

You’d be surprised how many Windows-only games run better on Linux+Proton than on Windows itself. There is far less system overhead on Linux.

Coupled with the standards too: Linux tends to be more secure, it’s free, you have more choices, etc etc. I switched both of my gaming rigs to Linux a few years ago and never looked back.

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works on 08 Dec 03:45 collapse

Preference? What do I gain by running Windows over Linux? My games work just fine on Linux…

Yeah, gaming is the primary use right now, but I use my computer for other stuff as well, and I prefer Linux for all that other stuff.

RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 20:04 next collapse

They should call it the Ladyshave.

april@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 21:07 next collapse

I’d bet it’s for the deckard standalone VR headset

The new console is just this random redditors guess. There have been no signs pointing towards that form the usual valve leaks.

Blisterexe@lemmy.zip on 06 Dec 21:28 collapse

The main sign in the leaked steam controller two, that’s a pretty big sign

jonathan@lemmy.zip on 06 Dec 23:17 collapse

I’d say HDMI CEC is the main sign. Why would a VR headset have that when the Steamdeck/dock didn’t?

Blisterexe@lemmy.zip on 07 Dec 00:20 collapse

should’ve clarified, i meant other than what was mentioned in the post.

OmegaLemmy@discuss.online on 07 Dec 15:48 collapse

There’s merit in a steam machine

I ended up removing the ‘gaming’ part of my gaming pc because of how little I game on it, it’s just my workstation now

I can’t bother to set up window stuff even if I got a separate pc to game on

İf anything, I would at most get a steam deck considering that it’s basically just a better switch, and Nintendo switch was amazing

Blisterexe@lemmy.zip on 07 Dec 18:28 collapse

i’m failing too get what you’re saying here, you said you removed the windows partition of your pc, and that you dont game on your pc because of how much of a hassle windows is?

Because if that’s the case you can play basically any of those games on any linux distro

OmegaLemmy@discuss.online on 07 Dec 21:42 collapse

No I don’t game on my gaming pc anymore and setting up a totally new pc would take a day of setup and week of config before it’s ready

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works on 08 Dec 03:43 collapse

I’m confused, what’s so complicated about it? Surely you can just install Steam and go, no? If you run Linux, you can just use the Flatpak if your package manager doesn’t have Steam.

Could you explain what’s so different about your machine that it would need a week of config? Are you running a hackintosh or something?