Quoting: elmapulit dont have to be SteamOS, they just have to have an linux distro, especially one focused on gaming (with an big-picture ish interface)
then they wouldnt be competing with valve exactly, but helping the overall ecosystem to grown.
they already have popOS! they just need to make an flavor for an deck-like device.

Oh absolutely, I'm not opposed to seeing more handhelds with e.g. ChimeraOS or Bazzite installed. Problem is none of the current options out there are mature or popular enough, at least probably not enough for the hardware companies to take a gamble with preinstalling and consequently providing user support for them on their devices.

A Pop!_OS handheld variant would be nice, but we probably won't see that in the near future -- System76 still have their hands full implementing the Cosmic desktop, and making their first designed-in-house laptop ('Virgo').

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Quoting: elmapuleveryone else will be forced to use windows, unless some companies like system76 or maybe cd project red enter the game

Speaking of, I'd love to see a handheld from System76 / Slimbook / Starlabs / etc. but that's wishful thinking, considering these companies mostly resell rebranded Clevo/Tongfang laptops. Even if they did make their own handheld hardware, they don't have access to SteamOS nor a solid relationship with Valve to even entertain the possibility of future access. 😔

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OpenGamepadUI is looking slick!
Not to mention, it's developed in Godot. 👍

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Relevant HK local news article (in Chinese, but hey there's a photo of Decks in the wild!): https://www.hkepc.com/21381/ [External Link]

As someone based in said city, this is groundbreaking. Over here we don't even have the choice of getting pre-built Linux x86 devices from the likes of Lenovo/Dell/HP; while the Steam Deck isn't a business class laptop, it is still a modern x86 Linux device that you can actually try out in person! Hopefully it garners more local interest in SteamOS (or dare I say, Linux in general) as a viable gaming platform. :happy:

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Oh HECK YES! I've been hoping for this since nearly a year ago. I've had a great time with DemonCrawl on Android, the devs have added so much to the game since, highly recommended if you're fond of Minesweeper (GNOME Mines?) + Binding of Isaac-like variety in powerups/modifiers. Looking forward to the offical release~ 😁

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