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I feel like a lot of these comments are missing the point. Many of these reviewers have handheld pcs that are comparable or better than the steamdeck on a hardw

I feel like a lot of these comments are missing the point. Many of these reviewers have handheld pcs that are comparable or better than the steamdeck on a hardware level but cost 2-3x as much (although they got them for free). They’re excited for what this means for the industry. An affordable, usable linux device by Valve pushes publishers and developers to make their game work on linux (whether natively or via proton). Higher linux adoption means better linux drivers and more use of opensource and free software, which would be huge in an industry plagued with proprietary work.

2OEH8eoCRo0 5y ago
It also respects the user. You're free to install whatever software or OS you want on it. This thing will still be useful in 10 years.
- 1_player 5y ago
  Yes, these days it's hard to see actual investments on PC as a platform. Everyone has been cultivating their own walled gardens for the past 20 years, and now that a corporation tries to make profit off an open platform there's a lot of doubt and pessimism. Actual Stockholm Syndrome. I'd rather have a handheld PC based on Linux than a closed, warranty-void-if-opened box from the other players such as Nintendo or Sony or Microsoft.