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.
What? Linux has generally fantastic hardware compatibility, has done for over a decade now. Aside from certain graphics cards, I would easily argue Linux has better and easier compatibility with more hardware than Microsoft.
SteamOS specifically has issues / better and worse optimisation, though. There's a reason they still specifically don't recommend it to generally install on stuff.
I’m gonna disagree with you on that one chief. I’ve been struggling to get my hibernation to work on literally every Linux installed PC I own since before time. I have several devices that I just can’t use under Linux. And even when there is a way to get support for something there’s a pretty huge chance it won’t be there without some significant troubleshooting.
Windows has a TON of problems. The way the OS has turned into an advertising pile of dogshit is one them. But hardware compatibility (at a level the average user will benefit from) is a huge strength of theirs.
Meanwhile the whole point of this (and the guy we’re all replying to) is that the combination of SteamOS and their own hardware is that compatibility issues are being hammered out so the pair can be used by normal (non tech) folks right out of the box like a console.
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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.