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Valve seems to be putting far more effort into the Deck initiate than they did with Steam Machines. I assume Deck compatibility will be shown to all users regar

by kfprt 5y ago

Valve seems to be putting far more effort into the Deck initiate than they did with Steam Machines. I assume Deck compatibility will be shown to all users regardless of platform much like VR. Great long tail advertising. Year of the linux desktop soon?

rowanG077 5y ago
Valve never made steam machines. The idea was that Valve does the software (SteamOS) and then OEMs would make Steam machines. What I think happened is that no OEM really cared and the project fizzed out. This time Valve makes the entire experience. I also think it might just be exactly the right time. Windows 11 has just released and is trash. Proton is at a state almost all games just work. Linux ecosystem has vastly improved from 6 years ago. There is no competitive handheld on the market. And no the Switch is not a competitive handhel, you can count the good games of the switch on a single hand.
- kfprt 5y ago
  I think it fizzled out because people bought an OEM PC, a console, or built their own PC. It was just too competitive a market and not running windows was a negative value. I agree it's the right time and might be a success because the handheld market is far less competitive.
- echelon 5y ago
  > good games of the switch on a single hand I'm not much of a gamer, but: - Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Smash Ultimate - Super Mario Odyssey - Metroid Dread - Animal Crossing New Horizons That's five, and I know the list keeps going.
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  - belval 5y ago
    I always felt like Nintendo games are in a weird category of their own though. You don't buy a Switch to play PC game (I wonder how many copies of Skyrim they sold), you buy it to play the game you listed (I'd add Mario Kart). So I think the parent's point still somewhat stand that the switch isn't really targeting the same group as the deck.

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Valve seems to be putting far more effort into the Deck initiate than they did with Steam Machines. I assume Deck compatibility will be shown to all users regar

by kfprt 5y ago

rowanG077 5y ago
Valve never made steam machines. The idea was that Valve does the software (SteamOS) and then OEMs would make Steam machines. What I think happened is that no OEM really cared and the project fizzed out. This time Valve makes the entire experience. I also think it might just be exactly the right time. Windows 11 has just released and is trash. Proton is at a state almost all games just work. Linux ecosystem has vastly improved from 6 years ago. There is no competitive handheld on the market. And no the Switch is not a competitive handhel, you can count the good games of the switch on a single hand.
- kfprt 5y ago
  I think it fizzled out because people bought an OEM PC, a console, or built their own PC. It was just too competitive a market and not running windows was a negative value. I agree it's the right time and might be a success because the handheld market is far less competitive.
- echelon 5y ago
  > good games of the switch on a single hand I'm not much of a gamer, but: - Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Smash Ultimate - Super Mario Odyssey - Metroid Dread - Animal Crossing New Horizons That's five, and I know the list keeps going.
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  - belval 5y ago
    I always felt like Nintendo games are in a weird category of their own though. You don't buy a Switch to play PC game (I wonder how many copies of Skyrim they sold), you buy it to play the game you listed (I'd add Mario Kart). So I think the parent's point still somewhat stand that the switch isn't really targeting the same group as the deck.