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Re: Steam Machine

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Post by max-leo »

TheTon wrote: post #319
max-leo wrote: post #17

> HDMI 2.0 The HDMI Forum yet again rearing it's ugly head by continuing to block GPU manufacturers from implementing HDMI 2.1 in the Open Source drivers

This is a big miss for me. I can’t use my TVs 120Hz VRR mode without HDMI 2.1. I realize the Xbox Series X is beleaguered at this point, but apart from playing games that are on Steam but not Xbox, I can’t see why I would prefer the Steam Machine.

After commenting i looked up the actual capabilities of the port and it turns out while the port is officially only HDMI 2.0 it actually still supports 120Hz, HDR and VRR anyway. So basically it only doesn't support Display Stream Compression for 144Hz and beyond.

I quickly tested this by connecting my PC running Linux with a RX 6800 to my TV (LG C4). 120Hz, VRR and HDR were all available.

Re: Steam Machine

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Post by lawn »

unpopularopp wrote: post #680

If they want to capture the console audience its better be priced like one too and not prevent me from playing multiplayer games due to Linux and anti cheat software not playing nice Anything above $600 is DOA and that's with accepting the fact that the most popular games will be not available on the platform

> not prevent me from playing multiplayer games due to Linux and anti cheat software not playing nice

All other consoles are much more limited in terms of games available you know?

Re: Steam Machine

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Post by gpderetta »

automatic6131 wrote: post #722
lentil_soup wrote: post #711

Earlier quoted context omitted.

it's so refreshing to read something like that from a big company, it's weird, but felt like there's still hope? that there's people in power that still care? strange feeling, still curious about it the last few in years in tech have been depressing, like no one cares to make something that's actually better for the consumer, it's made me into a cynic and I hate it

>that there's people in power that still care? strange feeling, still curious about it One day, Gabe Newell will die. Maybe his racer son will inherit the job, or maybe he'll delegate the job. Maybe this new CEO will take Valve public to ensure they get a centi-million dollar payout. Then all the good times end. This is the halcyon for Steam customers.

All good things must come to an end.

Re: Steam Machine

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Post by omega3 »

agloe_dreams wrote: post #753
omega3 wrote: post #750

The non upgrade-ability of the components is a deal breaker for me considering the estimated cost (800eur?). I'm not sure who the target market for this is, the pc games already have pcs they can upgrade. What would make the console players consider paying effectively twice (compared to the current ps5 prices) to play the same games? I think such a device would have to be priced competitively with ps5 for me to even…

Who quoted 800eur? This should be way closer to $500usd or PS5 pricing. Plus the ram and storage is upgradable.

It's of course estimated, based on this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45903771 Checked the component prices and it's in this ballpark, certainly not at base ps5 prices.

Re: Steam Machine

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Post by trevorhinesley »

davedx wrote: post #726
tete wrote: post #697

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fingers crossed for a smartphone next. So sick of that force fed walled garden crap from Apple and Google. Might also help to slow down enshittification by a bit if there was a popular alternative. Maybe something like Waydroid could even ease with transition.

SteamPhone sounds…… metal as fuck. I’d buy it for the name alone

Signed in just to upvote this. Amen homie

Re: Steam Machine

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Post by merpkz »

dangoodmanUT wrote: post #359

Sorry… expandable via microsd? They’re terribly slow and unreliable, just cattle-chute us to using ssds over usb like consoles

And yet somehow steam deck has absolutely zero issues with microsd cards

Re: Steam Machine

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Post by dbspin »

ugurcant wrote: post #63
thadt wrote: post #29

Pretty much the only reason I boot to Windows anymore is to play games with my kids and family. The direction of this thing is dangerously close to being all I'd care about from a desktop computer. If Valve pivoted into making a well-supported laptop with good hardware that ran Linux and played games...

I was in the same shoes, then one day I decided to give a shot to Bazzite. To my surprise the installation was extremely smooth, and everything worked right away. Now I’m playing almost everything on it (Arc Raiders, EU V, HLL and Horizon FW recently). If you want to _try_ all you need is 15 minutes, some HDD space and an empty USB. You don’t have to give up Windows at all, dual booting is also pretty smooth.

How's the Nvidia driver support in Bazzite?

Re: Steam Machine

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Post by DiskoHexyl »

SteamOS has way more appeal to gamers in 2025 than it could have had in, say, 2004.

On the surface the lack of popular multiplayer titles that require a kernel-level anti-cheat is a heavy downside, but gaming is extremely fragmented these days. In 2004 everyone, save for the casual players, at least tried DOOM3 and Half-Life 2. In 2025 Fortnight has an all-time peak of 12M players, but at the same time there are many millions of Minecraft players who never even launched Fortnight. And DOTA2/LOL players who've never launched either of those 2. And then you see a bunch of indie titles selling tens of millions of copies, and their player base is completely unrelated to those above.

The days of the gaming mono-culture are long gone, and inability to play a limited number of Game As A Service titles is not as severe of a handicap anymore, especially since people who play those kinds of games aren't typically as interested in any other titles. For better or worse, peer pressure doesn't work as heavy these days, as it used to

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