has valve confirmed the OS they will be running?.. windows seems like bloat but gnu/Linux might have too little support (I use an index on fedora). sooooo it might be android again?
Yep, it will run SteamOS and will have Valve’s Lepton (fork of Waydroid) to support Android games. It’s also an ARM device and will use Valve’s FEX to run x86 games. Supposedly, Half Life Alyx runs pretty decently on it.
They are allowing you to install any application, it seems. It runs SteamOS with Proton and Waydroid, so x86-64 Windows software is compatible, as well as Android .APKs. Steam generally has a “It’s a computer, do what you want” mentality about their recent products, and doesn’t waste resources on trying to lock down consumers. It makes it a real good gift for the gamer teen that you think will turn into a computer science nerd.
I suppose for now, recent products refer to things Valve has completed, but won’t release until “good shit gets cheaper.” Case in point, RAM, and GPUs, and SSD storage, and (kinda) OLED screens.
As for products themselves: Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Deck 2.0
nooooo i loved miiverse ;(
has valve confirmed the OS they will be running?.. windows seems like bloat but gnu/Linux might have too little support (I use an index on fedora). sooooo it might be android again?
I’d we can sideload apps, im in ~
Yep, it will run SteamOS and will have Valve’s Lepton (fork of Waydroid) to support Android games. It’s also an ARM device and will use Valve’s FEX to run x86 games. Supposedly, Half Life Alyx runs pretty decently on it.
They are allowing you to install any application, it seems. It runs SteamOS with Proton and Waydroid, so x86-64 Windows software is compatible, as well as Android .APKs. Steam generally has a “It’s a computer, do what you want” mentality about their recent products, and doesn’t waste resources on trying to lock down consumers. It makes it a real good gift for the gamer teen that you think will turn into a computer science nerd.
is there any product you mean by “recent products” besides the deck? maybe i missed some releases ~
(i assume that the steam machine will just be a similar thing----)
I suppose for now, recent products refer to things Valve has completed, but won’t release until “good shit gets cheaper.” Case in point, RAM, and GPUs, and SSD storage, and (kinda) OLED screens.
As for products themselves: Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Deck 2.0