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Fair enough. The ease of setup and use is a powerful feature. Though it’s not too hard to confugre a solid long running machine. Just upgraded my old Intel i5 4xxx 750TI machine only because Windows is a pain. Haven’t been able to play a AAA title in a minute though lol.

I’m just thinking about the people I know who purchased a PS5 Pro and I’m not sure they’re going to be the ones tinkering with proton settings on a Linux desktop.

We will surly see as time goes by. And I’m planning to get one if I can because I like tinkering and messing with things.

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SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

I’m just thinking about the people I know who purchased a PS5 Pro and I’m not sure they’re going to be the ones tinkering with proton settings on a Linux desktop.

I’d think if you get the steam machine you won’t be tinkering with the proton settings. Valve will do that and since you’re running on the same hardware they’ve tested there shouldn’t be any issues.

I did build a PC a couple of years ago, but I found myself wishing someone would just put out a decently priced PC that has hardware that’s tested with Linux. If the steam machine had have been a thing then, I would’ve gone that route. Also there’s a lot of people that aren’t happy with Windows and would like to try Linux but are worried it will be a major headache to switch (which it can be in many cases). With MS basically forcing many people to buy a new PC since Windows 11 doesn’t work on a lot of PCs currently running 10, some people might want to give the steam machine a shot… and they do have the option of paying the MS tax later and installing windows on it if they it’s not to their liking.

Hard to say how it will go, but there are reasons to get this thing. We’ll have to see how many people actually want to get it.

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- FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  
  Hard to say how it will go
  
  It really isn’t. This thing needed to be cheap if it was going to gain any traction. It needed to undercut everything comparable on the market, significantly. Valve needed to aggressively subsidize it since they make money hand over fist from every game that it can play. Instead it’s going to be even worse than the last time they released steam machines, only this time it will be much more damaging to them since they’re making it themselves.
  
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