Re:2026 will be my year of the Linux desktop
by necovek on Saturday January 03, 2026 @04:53AM
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Their point was that Steam Deck is a gaming console with Linux on it.
Re:2026 will be my year of the Linux desktop
by MBCook on Saturday January 03, 2026 @10:45AM
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That’s true. You’d have to be a little picky. I know you can plug in a KB and mouse but… why?
Still there are a huge number of games from indies or small publishers that may not make it to console but would still work fantastically with a controller. Or maybe they’re successful and they will make it over, you just don’t want to wait the two years.
Those kind of games are the ones that make me consider getting a Steam Deck.
But one of my senses is that the sort of games that really benefited from a desktop system--primarily Windows--like serious simulations and resource allocation games are increasingly fringe.
Certainly there are games on Linux today but I also wonder if a lot of people won't decide, as you say, that consoles are just easier.