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Re:Steam Machine by snvzz on Thursday November 13, 2025 @04:02AM (#45912544)
>Except that (I believe) "just a PC" was a bit offputting for a lot of people - when you buy a PC you can't just turn it on and play video games, especially not after Microsoft's shenanigans.

Steam deck is "just a PC" as well, which can be turned on to immediately play video games.

Thanks to its reputation, the masses will trust the Steam Machine to do this much.

Valve know what they're doing.

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Re:Steam Machine by valesco on Thursday November 13, 2025 @06:09AM (#45913485)
That machine would be very different from my gaming PC however. I could use it exactly like a console, which is a different use case than a desktop PC.
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Re:Steam Machine by badsectoracula on Thursday November 13, 2025 @01:33PM (#45918633)
I have a Steam Deck. All you have to do to use it like a desktop PC is to connect a cheap hub with power delivery, HDMI and USB ports for keyboard and mouse, then boot into KDE Plasma which is a regular desktop environment.

Honestly, my SD has seen more use as a stationary PC than a handheld :-P

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