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If you care, then I guess you'll just have to keep giving Microsoft your money and data. (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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I don't quite understand the criticism. It's not gonna be top of the line, but it's more than enough to replace my dying laptop from 2015 that I pretty much only ever use like a desktop anyway. And I can save myself the time and effort of picking parts, building, and dealing with shit not working as expected.

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[–] 154 points 11 months ago (11 children)

been playing on linux for many many years.

never once have I been stopped by kernal level anticheat.

Weird, its almost as if good games don't use invasive spyware rootkits.

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  • [–] 67 points 11 months ago (7 children)

    I feel like the steam machine could actually change the trajectory of gaming. I mean look at the playstation 5. It was crazy overhyped, they don't have any games, pay to play online, the next one is around the corner. The xbox is somehow even worse. If the steam machine sells, linux is gonna see an insane push and the game developers have to sink or swim.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (6 children)

    If that was true the steam deck would have already done it.

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  • [–] 42 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Steam Deck is held back by the perception of mobile gaming. Many don't know how powerful it is, so it competes with the Switch more than PS5.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    As much as i love video games, steam devices and all that jazz, i never saw a reason to get a steam deck.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    Yeah, I know I'm not the target demographic.

    That doesnt mean I dont think its an interesting piece of tech, and I would like one as a toy/curiousity.. but i'd only get one if I can get it used/second hand and dirt cheap (and probably broken, so i can drive the price lower and fix it myself)

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  • [–] 16 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Eh, it's gonna depend on your taste in games. If competitive multiplayer games are your thing, then it is a problem. But sure, there's lots of people who have zero interest in competitive multiplayer.

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  • [–] 12 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Not all competitive games require kernel level anti-cheat. Marvel Rivals, Overwatch, Valve's games, and Halo all work under linux. It's only a problem for people who want to play certain games like LoL, CoD, or Apex.

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  • [–] 9 points 11 months ago

    Sure, but as it happens with multiplayer games, you typically have a friend group that plays a certain game. Getting all of them to switch to another game can definitely be a problem.

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