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Quoting: Purple Library GuyJolly good!
I do wonder if the gaming side has fed into this--if people aren't finding themselves more able to switch because the answer to "But can I play my games?" is now basically "Yes."
In my case that's actually one of the primary reasons I started following GoL--I concluded that the gaming side was a really key strategic issue for desktop growth more generally.

So you're only here for strategic reasons? ;)

I think Stellaris counts as a strategic reason :grin:

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Quoting: PenglingGood news! I've been waiting for this to happen. :grin:

Still, I've got Doom II, Doom 64, and Doom 2016 to get through first

You're Doomed.

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Jolly good!
I do wonder if the gaming side has fed into this--if people aren't finding themselves more able to switch because the answer to "But can I play my games?" is now basically "Yes."
In my case that's actually one of the primary reasons I started following GoL--I concluded that the gaming side was a really key strategic issue for desktop growth more generally.

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The funny thing is that in games that aren't primarily PvP, like MMORPG kind of stuff, "Smurfing" is just the normal way to play. Nobody expects you to stick to the same character forever and get bored only ever advancing that one build.

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Quoting: GuestIt's unlikely the small form factor of a steam machine will include better hardware.

That strikes me as likely to be inaccurate. All hypothetical, but look--the Deck is intended for playing games on its small screen, and it has the hardware capable of doing that.

Nobody's going to launch a machine intended for playing games on large screens which is not capable of playing games on large screens.

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Wishlisted.

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Quoting: JacksonI always feel like they are going to bring back the Original Steam Machines, but instead of it failing by relying on native ports, now they can use Steam OS on it. That would be a very interesting project and I believe it would greatly contribute to Linux gaming. Just like Steam Deck has up until now.

Would love to see what kind of impact a home console from steam would bring not only to the PC gaming market, but also to the Linux gaming space!

I don't see the point of steam machines when SteamDeck covers the market through hooking up to the TV

Steam Deck is a bit short on beef once you're looking at a larger screen with more resolution.

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Quoting: JacksonI always feel like they are going to bring back the Original Steam Machines, but instead of it failing by relying on native ports, now they can use Steam OS on it. That would be a very interesting project and I believe it would greatly contribute to Linux gaming. Just like Steam Deck has up until now.

Would love to see what kind of impact a home console from steam would bring not only to the PC gaming market, but also to the Linux gaming space!

OK, imagine a Steam Machine closely linked to the Deck, such that you have your couch with your big screen and your Steam Machine under it, and you wander into the room with your Deck in hand playing a game, sit down, there's a query on your Deck screen, you say Yes, and the game is now playing on the big screen and powered by the Machine, but you can just keep playing on your current controls and then, if you want, wander out of the room again and keep on playing somewhere else.

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Quoting: BrokattWhat I would want is a version of the Steam Deck without the screen, a Steam Brick if you will.

Nothing easier. Roll of masking tape, done. :wink:

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Quoting: poiuz(The way it's a fact, that Apple wants to get games on macOS, because they said so)

It's a fact. Because a corporation said so. :grin::grin::grin::grin:

I mean, technically, it's no doubt vaguely true, in the sense that I want a pineapple fresh from the tree to drop into my lap. I'm not willing right now to do what it would take to get that to happen (e.g. travel to Hawaii), so it' s a pretty abstract desire. So, sure, Apple want games on MacOS, in the sense that they would be happy if it sort of spontaneously happened, but their main corporate goals dictate doing various things that will make it unlikely; they don't care enough to take platform actions that would help it happen.

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