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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 88 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

The Steam Deck is nearly everything that the Steam Machine and the Steam Controller wanted to be, somehow in a single package.

Valve's work into Proton and the Steam Deck are the best things to happen to spur Linux adoption in the gaming sphere and support from devs. It's made enough noise that putting intrusive DRM, anticheat and things that would make it incompatible with Linux would shut devs out of a sizeable demographic that will pay for good games that run well on Steam Deck. Previously Linux and their <1% share of users were an afterthought if anything. Honestly the main reason I preordered my Steam Deck was to support this, even though I've used mine just on and off and not much lately.

[–] vanderbilt@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm excited for what comes out in a year or two. Maybe a Steam Box 2.0 with console-like qualities but tinker-friendly? A hardware refreshed Deck? Anti-cheat compatibility with more games?

[–] MDKAOD@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

If you pay attention to the Deckard rumors, the current guess is a console+wireless vr combo. A physical device that matches Valve's patent has been seen in "Half Life Alyx: Final Hours" on a shelf behind someone in a vr helmet.

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