People like that are mainly driven by narcissism.

Just give us the damn price, ffs!

I use Mint, by the way.

Why not both? This deserves some attention.

No, that’s hate speech.

Stupid fuckers. I hope nobody uses the benchy any more.

That’s Führer Trump to you, worm!

Meta employees suddenly discovering their conscience is a bit rich.

That would be a massive headache because you’d have to make it work on any hardware. And if you bork your users’ PCs you’re in for a really bad time. It would be much better to come up with a new Steam machine.

And they haven’t managed to come up with a decent product in decades.

I’ve built my latest PC myself and yes, i could absolutely do that. But that’s not the point. The point is that i want Linux to succeed as a mainstream OS. A machine like that would go a long way, even more so than the Steam Deck.

Absolutely. But now is the time. They have a huge game library that’ll run without any hassle and anyone who can use a console can use Steam. I’m honestly surprised nobody has done that yet. If I had a few million lying around in the bank, I’d do it myself.

Yes, that is what I mean. Installing an OS is just too hard and/or too much bother for most people. If Linux is finally to achieve mainstream acceptance, the product needs to be ready to run as soon as you unpack it. You know, like the Steam Deck. And yes, I could do the install myself, but I can’t be bothered.

For our American friends: the Opel Corsa is a car.

Sure. But the Deck is a bit underpowered for a 4k TV. It would have to be powerful enough to play most games at 4k with some frame generation.

Sure. But that was then and this is now. Gaming on Linux has come a very long way since then.

Yes, I could just use Bazzite. But i want something that works out of the box.

Box, machine, whatever.

What I’m really waiting for is a Steam box that I can hook up to my TV. I’d buy that in a heartbeat. I really don’t understand why they haven’t come out with one of those yet. Should be much easier to do than a handheld.

I have absolutely no use for something like that. But I’ll probably end up buying one anyway, provided the final price is still reasonable.