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I know that this move is currently about handheld PC gaming, but I hope this sparks a revival in the HTPC. In the year 2024, if you want to plug your computer o
by legitster 2y ago
I know that this move is currently about handheld PC gaming, but I hope this sparks a revival in the HTPC. In the year 2024, if you want to plug your computer or laptop into your TV for some casual gaming, you're in for a truly abominable experience.
- binary_slinger 2y agoWhat issues are you encountering? I’d really like a way to have my PC in one room and use it on any TV. I know Steam Link exists but it’s a bit clunky.
- legitster 2y agoWaking from a controller. Switching between game launchers. Handling user prompts. Hardware compatibility. Switching between display modes. OS UI scaling. 1080p media streaming.
- bsimpson 2y agoAll the gaming distros market themselves for both. I'm sure people who have HTPCs will put SteamOS on it.
- mindcrash 2y agoSteamOS can already be run on desktops. In fact, they have made a sleek step-by-step guide on how to do it: https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/buildyourown https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/buildyourown If you don't like being dependent on a distro which more or less is in full control of Valve you could also try Bazzite, which includes a ton of nice to have extra features aswell: https://bazzite.gg/ https://bazzite.gg/
- NoahKAndrews 2y agoThat still references the old Debian-based version of SteamOS. The modern one is based on Arch.
- mindcrash 2y agoHoloISO (which basically is SteamOS 3) - https://github.com/HoloISO https://github.com/HoloISO SteamFork - https://github.com/steamfork https://github.com/steamfork ChimeraOS - https://chimeraos.org/ https://chimeraos.org/ Take your pick. My point is that you have all kinds of choices (including Bazzite and a earlier version of SteamOS) to run Steam in a couch/console setup RIGHT NOW.