It's Time to Bring Back the Steam Machine - Steam Deck HQ
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With all the layoffs and industry volatility, I think now is a great time to consider bringing back the Steam Machine, with a few changes.
  • @[email protected]
    11•6 months ago

    What ever happened to SteamOS?

    It’s still going strong! https://store.steampowered.com/steamos

    Personally, I just like to install Debian or Ubuntu as the OS, and then install the Steam launcher:

    https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-steam-on-debian-linux/

    I think the outcomes are pretty similar, for an average user. But I find it a bit easier to search for help about other things I want to do with Debian/Ubuntu.

    I say Debian/Ubuntu a bunch of times here because, while I like Debian a bit better, there’s tons of help articles out there for Ubuntu, and 99% of them work perfectly on Debian.

      • @ogeist
        3•6 months ago

        You can set up the boot directly into Big Picture, there are a couple of ways depending on your needs/expectations.

        Gamescope did not work for me, I have been gaming exclusively in Linux since proton was published but any time I try to get gamescope working it behaves strangely. I blame my Nvidia card but it’s hard to say.

      • RadimentriX
        1•6 months ago

        @helenslunch @MajorHavoc whats gamescope and how does big picture help on a desktop, at least if i have more than one screen and wanna do desktop stuff on the ones that dont have the game on them?

      • @[email protected]
        1•6 months ago

        Good points!

        I use my current one as a PC as much as for gaming.

        I’ll keep that in mind when I build my next dedicated game rig, though!