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So, asking as someone who knows next to nothing about Linux distros, what is the point of this handheld vs a Steamdeck? I feel like every company is developing their own handheld, and while I'm pro Linux I feel it's just companies competing for market share at this point. Is there any massive benefit of Manjaro vs Steam OS / Proton?
Proton is just steam’s wrapper for wine (Apple’s wine wrapper is Apple Game Kit)
You’ll use proton if you’re using Steam
OS differences if any would be better support for non-Steam applications
You should view it as just competing for market share, if both run Linux then performance differences are just hardware