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[Debunked] Valve Is Building a 'Steam Console' To Rival PS5 and Xbox, Rumour Claims (insider-gaming.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by alessandro@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca

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Debunk from dev Pierre-Loup Griffais ‪@plagman.bsky.social‬

"we've done pre-release Mesa Vulkan work on every AMD architecture since Vega thanks to them kindly providing hardware, so there's nothing meaningful to read into there."

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[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

but something a bit more powerful that allows me to play Steam games in 4k on my TV would be awesome.

I got news for you! You can literally build a computer to do this right now, no need to wait for steam.

[–] brrt@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do you want some eggs? I got news for you! You can literally build a chicken shed right now, no need to wait for farmers.

Seriously, the same captain obvious answer all the time when a Steam console is mentioned. It’s infuriating. Consoles exist for a reason, to provide a ready and verified environment for playing games without any fiddling.

[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Can I build a chicken? That's the real question..

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 months ago

Please don't fuck a chicken

[–] krimson@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I know that. I want something ready to go with a dedicated controller and not fiddle around with components myself that may run too hot or are too noisy etc.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Good news: pre-built PCs are also a thing.

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Pre-built PCs come with Windows and are not suited for a console-like experience out of the box like a machine with a preinstalled OS for gaming (whether that be SteamOS, Orbis (PS4/5), Horizon (Nintendo Switch), or Xbox's OS).

Not everyone is comfortable with installing their own OS/deleting Windows either, regardless of how easy it is.

Something like a Steam Machine 2 can really appeal to console gamers who want to dip their toe into PC gaming while still maintaining a console-like experience.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Pre-built PCs come with Windows and are not suited for a console-like experience out of the box like a machine with a preinstalled OS for gaming

It isn't that hard to install Bazzite. Literally the hardest thing to get it working great is finding a prebuilt that uses an AMD graphics card for the driver support.

And I've had people that don't even use PC's recommend Bazzite to me when I mention Linux. While not everyone knows what it is, you'd be surprised how much word of mouth has spread