Steam deck changed my life.
I have used Arch Linux as the main OS of my PC since 6 years ago, but I always need to use Windows to play games. I never used Windows again after I got a Steam deck
iPhone + iPad/Mac + Steam Deck can meet all my daily needs.
I like it, want the Steam Deck 2, and also want the Steam console or Steam machine series.
You should be able to play just fine with Arch Linux… The SteamOS is based on arch after all.
Yes. I can and I did. But it costs much extra time to download, install, and adjust. Using the Steam deck is convenient because the default settings have already done everything, I just need to pick it up and play games.
It really doesn’t. Since a few years it’s basically plug and play.
I do not think Microsoft is afraid, I think they are just not that focused on the gaming market, yes they have a console and a bunch of game studios, but I believe that is right now a secondary focus.
No Microsoft is focused on the tech heroine called AI, trying to inject it wherever they can. They see this as the new frontier. So even though I would have loved seeing Microsoft scream in pain as they realise another competitor has actually a more enriching product that will eat their lunch, unfortunately they are in another boardroom discussing how they can get more AI, does anyone know where they can get more AI
I understand that people are hyped about a Linux distribution developed by a company they really care about. However, please be aware that SteamOS is focused at being an (almost) exclusive gaming OS with very limited hardware support. It doesn’t support NVIDIA video cards, for instance.
Steam already runs perfectly fine in most generalist distributions and you’ll have a wonderful time if you install them.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/dlss-3-added-proton/
You may want to update what you said because they will soon do so.
When it happens I will. Currently, installing SteamOS with a nvidia card just borks.
I like the Steam Deck but Steam don’t allow more than One account to be on at a time which is stupid because i want the option of playing while my kid is on the PC or vice versa. That’s why I opted for the ROG so I could at least install Xbox and be able to play titles on that platform if Steam is being used.
I agree that windows is really fiddly on a handheld. Would much prefer a more seamless experience like on Steam if possible.
My kid can use his steam account on my computer or his deck while I’m on my deck and use our shared library. The only limitation is we can’t both play the same game.
You can just use the Steam Deck like a Linux computer and ignore the steam part?
What’s the point of having a gaming handheld and not game? Get a laptop instead
The form factor of laptops as portable computers sucks.
The laptop desperately wants to replicate the experience of a desktop and unless you have the money to spend on a luxury item version of laptop (which computer people seem to forget because they and all their friends have $2000 to drop on a toy) laptops fail miserably to do so.
My steam deck is superior in every imaginable way to a $500 laptop except for it isn’t stuffed with a uselessly terrible keyboard and touchpad.
I guess it depends on what you’re going to do with it. I own a Steam deck and love it, but the screen is too small to work.
I would rather buy a small laptop, install arch and go wild. To each their own.
AS others have said, the key is making your son a separate steam account, and then adding him to your steam family so he can access your games. That will let you both play your games at the same time, as long as you aren’t trying to play the exact same copy of a game (1 game copy = 1 player at a time).
This also will give you access to some parental controls and let you limit what games he can access. I don’t want to share some games like Cyberpunk or Baldur’s gate with my younger kids for example.
