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META PCs now sells pre-built PCs with SteamOS preinstalled. (lemmy.ml)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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https://www.metapcs.com/products/steamroller

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[–] 74 points 4 months ago (15 children)

I'm on the reservation list for a Steam Machine and personally have no regrets, but I'm so happy these exist. I don't think it has to be a big competition, but between not appealing to a mass audience and have limited stock, the Steam Machine may have inadvertently ushered in a prebuilt Linux PC revolution, and that's a wonderful thing.

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  • [–] 28 points 4 months ago (7 children)

    Can we finally say it? Is the year of the Linux desktop finally upon us??

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  • [–] 13 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    nah, it's more like the year of the linux game console, if anything.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

    Neither the Steam Machine nor this Steamroller are consoles tho

    Edit: grammar

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  • [–] 12 points 4 months ago

    something something quacks like a duck, swins like a duck, it's a duck. The steam machine does swim like a duck behave like what is commonly referres to as a game console. The steamroller is debatable tho.

    The steam machine:

    • Custom hardware
    • Custom software and os
    • Specifically designed to play games
    • Has a dedicated controller
    • Designed to work well with a living room TV (HDMI-CEC)

    The only difference between the steam machine and other consoles is that it's not locked down

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    inadvertently

    I suspect Valve knew what they were doing, and while they probably care more about having prebuilts with Steam preinstalled and convenient to use, they included desktop mode in SteamOS and made sure the steam deck was open to tinkering.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

    Not everyone wants to build their own PC, and that's okay. Other use cases exist besides just what the hardcore PC crowd wants. There was a penguin-shaped gap in the prebuilt market, and now the Linux gap is closing, thankfully.

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