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Still too small. Also it's hardly a general purpose device, Linux is only there to run Steam.
by Wytwwww 2y ago
Still too small.
Also it's hardly a general purpose device, Linux is only there to run Steam.
- dgfitz 2y agoIf Linux is there, and it can run steam, the implications of other things it can run are… basically anything any other linux box can run, no?
- Wytwwww 2y agoSure but most users are not interacting directly with the "Linux" part (and probably they don't have much interest in that anyway). IMHO Linux is mostly an implementation detail for the Steam Deck/OS. So sure we can put it in more or less the same category as Chrome OS and Android. It's just there to run a proprietary layer/interface.
- lawn 2y agoLinux is also there to be run "in desktop mode" which is just a regular Linux installation. This allows you to for example run games not on Steam or with a dock and a screen/mouse/keyboard use it as a complete desktop.
- Wytwwww 2y agoI don't think anyone is questioning whether that's technically possible, just whether it's an appealing use case for the majority of it's target users.