We've heard this before... Only to see GOG.com put minimal effort into Linux. Actions speak louder than words, so I'll believe it when I actually see more enthusiastic action for Linux users.

I'm not obsessed with the GOG.com like seemingly everyone else; but I'd love to see more games natively supporting Linux (there's a heck of a lot of games in my Steam library that support Linux natively, with no Linux package under GOG.com).

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I did look at this for a while, because most of my online gaming is via my PlayStation 5 and I'd rather stick to my Steam Deck... But NVVIDIA GeForce NOW is super expensive here in Australia, so I simply couldn't justify it.

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The ability to only update under Windows is a deal-breaker for me, and has convinced me to never buy another XBOX controller... The last time it happened, I was lucky to have a work laptop that ran Windows that I take home - but I'm about to leave that job, and I probably won't have access to a Windows laptop outside of the workplace next time (most places in my industry use fixed computers that are locked-down). Absolutely ludicrous.

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@supay you think a storage server like that would be better/cheaper than an off the shelf NAS device? (pretty much the same thing at the end of the day I guess)

Don't do an off-the-shelf NAS... I learned the hard way what a silly idea that was, because they all use proprietary software on the NAS (I had a NETGEAR Stora in which one drive failed, now I have it sitting in the wardrobe until I can work out how to extract the data, because it's no longer supported).

Make sure you use something completely Open Source, from start-to-finish (whether you buy something like FreeNAS or make your own).

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So what you're saying is that 2026 is going to be super-expensive for me then? :grin:

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The only thing that puts me off is the small screen. My eyes aren't getting any younger.

I feel your pain - I'm in my mid-40s and am desperately in need of glasses, because my eyes are getting so bad... I work around this by having my Steam Deck connected to to a projector - which then projects onto a wall - most of the time.

I still wish Valve would adapt the Deck technology to a laptop form-factor. A 14" or 15" screen would be great. Economically priced like the Deck, of course.

I'd rather they package it up in a "mini PC" or console-like system... Either way, it'd give them more physical room to integrate better components (e.g. a better CPU and / or CPU).

I'm in the same boat, unfortunately. While glasses obviously help, I've actually started using XR glasses more and more with the Deck and it's quite enjoyable and even helps avoid shoulder/neck pains from looking down as well!

Are you talking about those "glasses that act as a display" things like Goovis?

i think its a bit too late for that, because the competition "can play everything", and its geting close price-wise (i mean the rog xbox ally normal edition, not the x version), this will help sell those games that get verified but not help put an spotlight on the deck, valve time is killing the deck/steamOS momentum.

100% This.

The longer Valve Software hold off on a "Steam Deck 2" with a solution to the anti-cheat situation, the harder it is going to be to actually convince Everyday Gamers that the "Steam Deck 2" is the superior choice... As it is now, you can purchase a superior alternative to the Steam Deck (from a hardware perspective) for not too much more than the top-tier Steam Deck model, and it can play almost every game in the Steam catalog.

Obviously us Linux gamers are always going to keep coming back to SteamOS - but how do you sell a "Steam Deck 2" to the Everyday Gamer twelve months down the track, if your competitors have been offering an alternative that plays almost everything for not much more?

That and Valve are going to need to strongarm the anti-cheat situation somehow.

This is a non-negotiable for Everyday Gamers... A "Steam Deck 2" must have some sort of solution to the anti-cheat situation, if it is ever going to be a serious competitor to everyone else.

If Valve Software can't come up with a solution to this, then the Steam Deck will remain a niche product, outiside of Linux gamers.

Fascinating idea. Glad it works for you, but ... the price! It costs the same if not more than the Steam Deck itself!

If you mostly use your Steam Deck at home, just get a projector - you can pick them up for cheap-ish these days, and use them with other devices, too... In saying that, I would probably use my Steam Deck outside of the home if I had glasses like this.

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As expected, for Steam it continues to basically be two distros: arch (and derivatives) or ubuntu (and derivatives). Fedora gets in a couple percentage points but nothing huge.

That's not necessarily a bad thing though, because it makes support (giving or receiving) easier...

I firmly believe that Open Source software should always be about choice; but if you have 99% of users on a small number of distro "types", it's easier to develop with most users in mind and / or provide support to said users. I've dabbled with distros that aren't based on Ubuntu (I especially like Manjaro), but this is why I always keep coming back - I'm familiar with the Terminal commands under Ubuntu-based distros, there's loads of support out there if I ever get stuck, it has the widest level of Official support, etc.

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Now if only they'd finish The Hobbit, since it gets halfway through the story and abruptly ends... :angry:

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I'd buy a Steam console in a heartbeat - my Steam Deck basically spends its time in a dock, which in turn is connected to a projector, because but I'm getting older and my eyes just aren't what they used to be.

For a traditional console, the anti-cheat situation is going to be a major roadblock.

unlike steamdeck that have a reason to exist (portability) this thing might strugle without anti cheat , especially when an title like gta6 launches

100%.

The Steam Deck is fantastic is so many ways - but if Valve Software are serious about being a major competitor to console gaming (handheld or otherwise), they need to find a way to attract more online multiplayer games to Steam and actually keep them there.

They don't need everything on SteamOS from Day One, just a handful of carefully curated games that will bring large numbers of gamers across to SteamOS... Then the rest will follow.

Unfortunately the anti-cheat situation means there are still some prominent games missing, and they're the kind of game you might well want to play on a Steam Machine kind of setup. Just lack of Fortnite and Roblox is a harsh hit. If Valve could pay off the Roblox people somehow and get solid Roblox support, that would make the difference in a lot of cases between "Get this for my kids" and "No point getting this for my kids"

The thing is, most anti-cheat systems actually support Linux-based operating systems natively... But you have "key" people and "key" companies that flat-out refuse to support Linux-based operating systems because they don't like Linux (or have been paid-off by Microsoft, which I think is equally likely).

Sure, they have all sorts of arguments as to why they don't support Linux - but most of those arguments can quickly be torn apart with facts, and many (most?) of their complaints about Linux also apply to Microsoft Windows, too.

So at the end of the day, it just comes down to influential people within the industry that simply don't like Linux and / or have been bribed by Microsoft doing whatever they can to discourage fellow developers from supporting SteamOS.

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Non GOG.com support this time around?

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