Comment on Steam Hardware [new Steam Controller, Steam Machine, and VR headset Steam Frame, coming in 2026]
merdaverse@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Didn’t Steam already have some home console like hardware a few years ago? That flopped so badly I don’t even remember the name
UnPassive@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Yeah, the Steam Machine was the name. It came out before Linux gaming was really a thing if I recall. Before Proton. So I think they just expected game makers to make Linux ports?
TheSporkBomber@lemmy.world 3 days ago
It was mostly a steaming device and assumed you had the hardware and networking to support low latency streaming. This is much more standalone and could almost be targeting consoles or people who don’t pc game (or at least don’t call their main pc a rig)
turmacar@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I believe you’re talking about the Steam Link. Which if you had ethernet running everywhere worked pretty good.
The old Steam Machine branding was more a set of guidelines / branded manufacturer specs for mini-PCs. Not many actually came out and yeah it became shut down pretty quickly. Though it was the origin of Steam OS and what became Proton.
TheSporkBomber@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You are definitely correct there. It was such a small blip that I completely forgot there was a separate machine lol