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Thinking about finally getting one. The 512GB OLED does look very good…

I also wonder if they’re ever going to have a non-handheld console (essentially a revamped Steam Machine). I’ve heard a bunch about people building PCs and running Holo ISO on there as a console replacement, might make sense to have an official solution from Valve.

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vox@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
steam deck can already be used as a non-handheld machine.
and if you need one, get a pc.

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- wolre@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Sure, but the form factor of the Steam Deck will always limit performance and carry some extra cost with it. And for a large user base installing another OS on a PC (Holo ISO) is something they are not going to do. Hence, Steam Machine.
  
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  - PainInTheAES@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    They just need to release a thunderbolt capable SteamDeck with a eGPU.
    
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    MudMan@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Seriously, at that point why not just build a PC?
    
    What they need to do is release a widely compatible official SteamOS, as they promised they would do. There's plenty of affordable hardware you could use for that purpose at that point.
    
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  - helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    
    And for a large user base installing another OS on a PC (Holo ISO) is something they are not going to do. Hence, Steam Machine.
    
    Steam machines were manufactured by third parties with SteamOS pre-loaded. That could very well be a thing in the future but it likely won’t come from Valve. But they have to make an official SteamOS available first.
    
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helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

I also wonder if they’re ever going to have a non-handheld console

Seems unlikely. You can use the Deck as a (very weak) console, if you really want to. I just don’t think it makes sense for PC gamers, as most of them are choosy about their hardware.

HoloISO, last I checked, was not updated for a loooong time, but we do have ChimeraOS and Bazzite, which are similar projects, and hopefully one day Valve will release a “general use” SteamOS.

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