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• smeg@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This is the key thing that everyone comparing it directly to consoles seems to be completely missing. Even if you’re only buying new steam games the costs are going to be way lower, but you could buy this and just play free giveaways or emulate your own old console games, and suddenly it’s a bargain (like any PC).

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• cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Also once you buy it they’ve locked you to their platform and make their Monday back on games.

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  • Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Not really, you can install any other Linux like on any other AMD PC, as happened with the Steam Deck

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    • cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m referring to PlayStation, Xbox, etc.

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      • kandoh@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yeah, since thr Gabecube is just a PC then a company could just buy the valve subsidized machine, wipe it, and use it for business stuff and never buy a game. Valve can’t risk that.

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    • devedeset@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      They were referring to the PS5

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      • Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        !kandoh@reddthat.com implied the steam machine

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• Lfrith@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  And is actually usable as a desktop being able to run things like blender, krita, gimp, obs, etc.

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  • kandoh@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    No adobe unfortunately

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    • Lfrith@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If someone really wants adobe they can replace steamos with windows or dualboot or maybe boot windows off a external ssd they installed it on.

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  • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    99% of people won’t care though they just want to be able to play stardew valley on their big TV.

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    • Lfrith@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      They can do that on a cheap last gen console.

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