My only problem is that the hardware looks downright antiquated compared to the near-silent and power efficient setup offering world leading single-core perform

My only problem is that the hardware looks downright antiquated compared to the near-silent and power efficient setup offering world leading single-core performance that you get with a Mac Mini. Especially when both run ARM so you have a apple(s) to apples comparison. I still hope they succeed. Steam is the one good monopolists that will probably only go full evil when Gabe dies. My dream would be Steam OS on hardware that can rival apple silicone.