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minus-squareTimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up50arrow-down3·5 days agoOther portable console makers: proprietary shit, locked down OSes, DRM embedded in the device at boot, custom/strange architectural choices, walled gardens Valve: eh, put a fuckin’ normal ass gaming PC in a tiny box with joysticks and call it a day.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down2·5 days agoThis is just a huge injustice to what the Steam Deck is.
minus-squareTimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down1·5 days agoNo, it’s great. It means you can make it do anything. You misconstrue my meaning. You don’t even have it game on it if you don’t want to. Use it as a server 😂
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down6·5 days agoI’m not misconstruing anything, you’re just making it sound like it was a trivial creation when it’s anything but.
minus-squarehedgehog@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·5 days agoThey’re focused entirely on the shitty practices those other manufacturers engaged in. In that regard, Valve didn’t do much (and that’s a good thing).
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·5 days agoSteam is proprietary
minus-squareTimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·5 days agoYeah but with Steam Deck you’re not forced to use it. It’s an unlocked x86-64 compatible handheld PC. Install whatever you want.
Other portable console makers: proprietary shit, locked down OSes, DRM embedded in the device at boot, custom/strange architectural choices, walled gardens
Valve: eh, put a fuckin’ normal ass gaming PC in a tiny box with joysticks and call it a day.
This is just a huge injustice to what the Steam Deck is.
No, it’s great. It means you can make it do anything. You misconstrue my meaning.
You don’t even have it game on it if you don’t want to. Use it as a server 😂
I’m not misconstruing anything, you’re just making it sound like it was a trivial creation when it’s anything but.
They’re focused entirely on the shitty practices those other manufacturers engaged in. In that regard, Valve didn’t do much (and that’s a good thing).
Steam is proprietary
Yeah but with Steam Deck you’re not forced to use it. It’s an unlocked x86-64 compatible handheld PC. Install whatever you want.