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.
vox@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
steam deck can already be used as a non-handheld machine.
and if you need one, get a pc.
wolre@lemmy.world 7 months 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.
PainInTheAES@lemmy.world 7 months ago
They just need to release a thunderbolt capable SteamDeck with a eGPU.
MudMan@kbin.social 7 months 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.
helenslunch@feddit.nl 7 months ago
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.