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> who are we trying to tell you how to use your computer? Valve is still great.
by HeavyStorm 4mo ago
> who are we trying to tell you how to use your computer?
Valve is still great.
- retired 4mo agoIsn’t this industry standard? How many PCs have locked boot loaders? Edit, reply to Rohansi as I am rate limited, I’m talking about gaming PCs not consoles.
- Rohansi 4mo agoPS5, Xbox? They're almost PCs and are in the same space as Steam Machine.
- mort96 4mo agoThis is more competing in the game console market than the PC market though.
- Rohansi 4mo agoYup, even though this is just a gaming PC, most people are going to be using it as a game console.
- inigyou 4mo agoA lot of machines ship with secure boot locked to Microsoft's key. Usually there's a way to turn it off, otherwise you need the shim loader Microsoft signed in 2015 whose signature has just expired and who knows if Microsoft will sign it again.
- koolala 4mo agoI can't believe all the replies who see no problem with a company completely controlling their device like it makes no difference.
- ben-schaaf 4mo agoEvery iphone, ipad, playstation, xbox, android phone (though there are ways of unlocking), smart TV, smart Fridge. These are all devices that run a full web browser, these aren't appliances they're full personal computers. You can write and run software on them, even if arbitrarily limited in hardware access.
- matheusmoreira 4mo agoYeah. Hope they never change.