Yeah, this is a game changer. Many Linux Distros have been ready for casual consumer desktop use for years now. I would have said Arch least of all actually! But here a major party has thrown their hat into a format/OS war.

On the one side there is windows, which has all the compatibility and packages that define the software universe, for better or worse. On the other side a system that is totally free and open, and now compatible with the two most important things for the casual computer user...games and internet browsing.

If that's enough to get people to switch, the true power of a Linux OS will become apparent to any user soon enough, and then...I think there's no going back. Microsoft may even have to delete web office support in order to stay relevant.

It's like the early days of home computing again, diversity abounds and it's quite exciting.

It's a new console. I'm sure V2 will sell in many more markets once they can actually afford that kind of risk.

Lmfao it's like $400 dude what a ridiculous statement

India has really bad tarrifs, and Australia's market is so spread out so we're kinda stuck. Oh well, at least the Border Gavaskar started today.

Have you tried the Everything app for PC that makes search way better?

Oh fuck that is a use case I hadn't considered

On the bright side they finally updated big picture to look like steamOS so that's nice

Yeah it happens. Oops lol

I have 14 pro and it doesn’t cut into the video unless you do that thing where video stretches to full screen

Yep, a $1K gadget toy you spend endless hours on updating and patching. Perfect market for it, I'm sure.

Pretty much any game or storefront can be downloaded. The biggest restriction I’ve seen is anti-cheat for specific games. You could always install Windows on a Steam Deck if a particular game is a must have (haven’t done it myself so your mileage may vary).

I’m on 10 and I know at some point I’ll need to move to 11 and I have zero interest in it.

More bloat, more privacy violations, more bullshit Microsoft changed that never needed to be changed in the first place. Start menu, control panel is gonna be fucked and all.

Search I’m sure will still suck

Owner must be playing Stray

Same from India. I wish companies (looking at you too Nintendo) would prioritise more markets. They've got so much market potential to tap. This is where sony shines.

There isn't a single country where the Playstation isn't sold.

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That’s exactly what i was thinking when they released I really hope it works out and linux becomes more and more suitable for gaming

Is this satire ? Bluetooth over miles ?

Y’all downvoting me but just going to ignore something thinking that they could connect Bluetooth from miles away. That’s regarded asf.

FaceID is a joke compared to TouchID gen 2.

Gamepass works fine, although you need to have the premium subscription so you can use their streaming service.

Steam deck is kind of cool. I'm 0% interested in purchasing one.

I'd say go for it if you don't care about messing around with it, any of the mate xx pro will have face id and optical sensor. Mate 50 pro is amazing but it's also pretty expensive for the cost of messing around.

The first thing I did after turning on my deck the first time was look up and follow online instructions to get the epic launcher to work on the steam deck. I couldn't tell you now what I did, but I didn't have any great difficulty following the instructions. The epic launcher opens. I can play the games I have through Epic just fine. The only problem I have is instead of closing the epic launcher normally I have to force close it. I have yet to set up Xbox PC game pass. I don't know if a work around for that has been found yet.

How do you stream from your PC at home when you are elsewhere? I know it can connect through Bluetooth but I assume that would be way too far.

I’m going to wait for v2. There are better options you can get outside of the US in just about every category.