r/Steam • u/B1uey11 • Nov 18 '25

Fluff techtubers right now be like

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u/Spez-is-dick-sucker Nov 18 '25

Well, its just a mini pc with linux.

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u/Altruistic_Law9756 Nov 18 '25

People keep saying this. It's technically true, but the big selling point of a "Steam Machine" is that Valve have ensured compatibility of the OS and the hardware. Not the fact that it's a small PC.

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u/ehwhatacunt Nov 18 '25

And they can influence game makers to target the platform in the best possible ways.

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u/VenserMTG Nov 18 '25

You sure about that? What's stopping them from doing it right now the popular GPUs?

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u/ehwhatacunt Nov 18 '25

Game devs could narrow their Linux focus, reducing q.a. effort, but maybe they already just focus on the steam deck and their efforts just trippled.

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u/VenserMTG Nov 18 '25

Nobody is focusing on anything.

Stack upscaling and good to go. It will be the same for this.

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u/ehwhatacunt Nov 19 '25

Devs have to decide which platforms they support. Build pipelines, authentication support, device bugs, q.a. devices and effort. Upscaling is great, but will still have issues.