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    I don't quite understand the criticism. It's not gonna be top of the line, but it's more than enough to replace my dying laptop from 2015 that I pretty much only ever use like a desktop anyway. And I can save myself the time and effort of picking parts, building, and dealing with shit not working as expected.

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    [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    been playing on linux for many many years.

    never once have I been stopped by kernal level anticheat.

    Weird, its almost as if good games don't use invasive spyware rootkits.

    [–] FatVegan@leminal.space 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

    I feel like the steam machine could actually change the trajectory of gaming. I mean look at the playstation 5. It was crazy overhyped, they don't have any games, pay to play online, the next one is around the corner. The xbox is somehow even worse. If the steam machine sells, linux is gonna see an insane push and the game developers have to sink or swim.

    [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

    If that was true the steam deck would have already done it.

    [–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

    Steam Deck is held back by the perception of mobile gaming. Many don't know how powerful it is, so it competes with the Switch more than PS5.

    [–] Kr4u7@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 months ago

    Well and even then it revolutionized gaming on Linux somewhat. We are now at over 90% playable games, while a few years back we scratched at the 50% mark.

    [–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

    Eh, it's gonna depend on your taste in games. If competitive multiplayer games are your thing, then it is a problem. But sure, there's lots of people who have zero interest in competitive multiplayer.

    [–] DragonOracleIX@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

    Not all competitive games require kernel level anti-cheat. Marvel Rivals, Overwatch, Valve's games, and Halo all work under linux. It's only a problem for people who want to play certain games like LoL, CoD, or Apex.

    [–] Shipgirlboy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

    I don't need it but I want it. The GabeCube has basically the best of both worlds, the ease of use of consoles and the multi purpose usage of a PC. That's also why it can't be priced like a console I'm afraid. It has to be sold at least at cost (production+development) and can't be subsidized by game sales like a PS or Xbox. A console without games is pretty much useless, the Steam Machine without games is still a damn fine PC.

    [–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

    If it does not work on Linux I simply won't buy it.

    [–] lazyViking@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

    Yes, the same. It being the machine of course

    [–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

    I have to keep using the megacorporate OS because the other megacorporation won't let me play their slop game unless they can install a virus on my computer!

    [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

    It's Activision-Blizzard. It's the same megacorporation

    [–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)
    [–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)
    [–] UnculturedSwine@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
    [–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

    Honestly more trustworthy.

    [–] AlexanderTheDead@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

    I'm not sure that anyone who cares that much about COD has any level of overlap with PC gamers. Or really with any gamer, period. "Oh, no, I can't play the cod game this year. Womp womp." Said nobody over the age of 18, ever. They'll play the next one when it comes to steam machine. Lmao.

    Edit: key phrase "anyone that cares that much". Yes, everyone engages in hyperbole.

    [–] tehmics@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Lemmy users: no, it's everyone else who is out of touch

    [–] AlexanderTheDead@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

    key phrase "anyone that cares that much"

    [–] AlexanderTheDead@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago

    Huh, look at that. Looks like I was right. Womp. Womp.

    [–] petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)
    [–] AlexanderTheDead@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

    key phrase "anyone that cares that much"

    [–] AlexanderTheDead@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago

    Feels good to be vindicated as correct. Nobody cared. Womp. Womp.

    [–] SleeplessCityLights@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

    My friends that play CoD only really play CoD, a few are trying BF6. They never play any games with me because my games are uninteresting. My game selection of infinity minus 1 is considered uninteresting compared to their game selection of 1. You got the age all wrong though, they are 20 to 50.

    [–] AlexanderTheDead@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

    key phrase "anyone that cares that much"