SteamOS massively beats Windows on the Legion Go S
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I mean that'd be neat if I gave a fuck about handhelds in general or the Legion Go S specifically. I don't. How does SteamOS do on my AMD 7950X3D with my 4090? Oh it doesn't support those? Then it can fuck off (for now).
I mean they've done a good thing in general but it requires such special hardware that it doesn't really deserve much praise. The whole attraction of Windows originally wasn't just "it has a GUI" it was, "I can buy a printer that works with Windows and a piece of software that works with Windows, and know that I will be able to print from that software, and so forth. Without that level of hardware support, SteamOS just isn't that exciting. Again, "Yet".
How about you pull that 5 foot pole out of your Ass and actually use a Linux Distri made for you usecase?
Its like if id have installed fucking gentoo and cried about it not being ready to go
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I mean that'd be neat if I gave a fuck about handhelds in general
It kinda sounds like this isn't a product for you, then...and that's fine, but like, why comment haha.
Problems communicating an underlying desire to have a faster alternative to windows. Defaulted to anger and frustration
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How does SteamOS do on my AMD 7950X3D with my 4090? Oh it doesn’t support those?
Hmmm maybe I'm missing something but doesn't Steam work on these? Doesn't Proton work on these? Doesn't KDE Plasma work too? Basically what's missing for you to consider it working if arguably the most important do work on it?
Asking as I use those 3 daily on my Debian desktop and... it just works. Anyway, back to play Clair Obscur, thanks a lot to Valve.
Installing SteamOS on other devices
We are continually working to improve compatibility with other devices. Currently, expanded support includes devices with AMD hardware and an NVME drive, targeted toward handheld devices. Please note, support for all devices that is not officially 'Powered by SteamOS' is not final (currently anything that is not a Steam Deck or Legion Go S)
I'm not sure if it would actually work, but steamOS isn't the same as steam. I'm assuming it's mostly just a matter of what drivers are included by default.
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But just to be clear, it's completely free and it performs better?
Yes, but nobody was arguing against that.
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I don't think Fortnite is shit. I've never played it, but I have to assume it's popular for a reason. Frankly, I think it would be great if it did run natively on Linux. The more options people have to play the games they want, the better. As Linux gaming continues to become more mainstream, developers will continue to take note to ensure compatibility.
Yeah, it isn't shit. It's not the type of game I like, but calling it shit is delusional. Getting it working on Linux would be great.
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I mean that'd be neat if I gave a fuck about handhelds in general or the Legion Go S specifically. I don't. How does SteamOS do on my AMD 7950X3D with my 4090? Oh it doesn't support those? Then it can fuck off (for now).
I mean they've done a good thing in general but it requires such special hardware that it doesn't really deserve much praise. The whole attraction of Windows originally wasn't just "it has a GUI" it was, "I can buy a printer that works with Windows and a piece of software that works with Windows, and know that I will be able to print from that software, and so forth. Without that level of hardware support, SteamOS just isn't that exciting. Again, "Yet".
Did you enjoy having to park cores on your 7950x3d when you want to game? That was a very plug and play behavior from windows /s
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I mean that'd be neat if I gave a fuck about handhelds in general or the Legion Go S specifically. I don't. How does SteamOS do on my AMD 7950X3D with my 4090? Oh it doesn't support those? Then it can fuck off (for now).
I mean they've done a good thing in general but it requires such special hardware that it doesn't really deserve much praise. The whole attraction of Windows originally wasn't just "it has a GUI" it was, "I can buy a printer that works with Windows and a piece of software that works with Windows, and know that I will be able to print from that software, and so forth. Without that level of hardware support, SteamOS just isn't that exciting. Again, "Yet".
Funny you say that because printers work on Linux out of the box whereas on windows you need to hunt for drivers...
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I mean that'd be neat if I gave a fuck about handhelds in general
It kinda sounds like this isn't a product for you, then...and that's fine, but like, why comment haha.
Because it would have gone unnoticed if it was posted in a thread about how good windows is (those exist, right? Eh, right?) and wouldn't have gotten all this attention.
I will never understand this need for being noticed.
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Can we install this on PC yet? Sick of windows and all I do in my desktop is gaming via steam
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Can we install this on PC yet? Sick of windows and all I do in my desktop is gaming via steam
You.... can just install the steam client on just about any Linux distro?
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Installing SteamOS on other devices
We are continually working to improve compatibility with other devices. Currently, expanded support includes devices with AMD hardware and an NVME drive, targeted toward handheld devices. Please note, support for all devices that is not officially 'Powered by SteamOS' is not final (currently anything that is not a Steam Deck or Legion Go S)
I'm not sure if it would actually work, but steamOS isn't the same as steam. I'm assuming it's mostly just a matter of what drivers are included by default.
steamOS isn’t the same as steam
That's precisely why I said " Steam work on these? Doesn’t Proton work on these? Doesn’t KDE Plasma work" rather than just Steam.
IMHO the biggest component of the whole setup isn't Steam itself (which is convenient to get games, manages saves, etc) or KDE Plasma (which is a nice UI) but rather Proton. None of that would work without the compatibility layer and it goes beyond Wine including thanks to all the community feedback from e.g. ProtonDB.
So I agree, SteamOS isn't Steam but that's anyway not what I suggested.
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steamOS isn’t the same as steam
That's precisely why I said " Steam work on these? Doesn’t Proton work on these? Doesn’t KDE Plasma work" rather than just Steam.
IMHO the biggest component of the whole setup isn't Steam itself (which is convenient to get games, manages saves, etc) or KDE Plasma (which is a nice UI) but rather Proton. None of that would work without the compatibility layer and it goes beyond Wine including thanks to all the community feedback from e.g. ProtonDB.
So I agree, SteamOS isn't Steam but that's anyway not what I suggested.
How does SteamOS do on my AMD 7950X3D with my 4090? Oh it doesn’t support those?
So I agree, SteamOS isn’t Steam but that’s anyway not what I suggested.
Sure, but the person you quoted was specifically talking about steamOS. You bringing up steam/proton/kde plasma was out of place.
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I mean that'd be neat if I gave a fuck about handhelds in general or the Legion Go S specifically. I don't. How does SteamOS do on my AMD 7950X3D with my 4090? Oh it doesn't support those? Then it can fuck off (for now).
I mean they've done a good thing in general but it requires such special hardware that it doesn't really deserve much praise. The whole attraction of Windows originally wasn't just "it has a GUI" it was, "I can buy a printer that works with Windows and a piece of software that works with Windows, and know that I will be able to print from that software, and so forth. Without that level of hardware support, SteamOS just isn't that exciting. Again, "Yet".
I actually think that is a fair point you make. I am waiting patiently for a full version that I can install on a living room pc. So for me there is also no immediate benefit, yet, as you put it.
I still see the development very positively! -
Can we install this on PC yet? Sick of windows and all I do in my desktop is gaming via steam
Just install Bazzite on your PC
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Can we install this on PC yet? Sick of windows and all I do in my desktop is gaming via steam
I've been running a restore image for a few months and it's great!
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How does SteamOS do on my AMD 7950X3D with my 4090? Oh it doesn’t support those?
So I agree, SteamOS isn’t Steam but that’s anyway not what I suggested.
Sure, but the person you quoted was specifically talking about steamOS. You bringing up steam/proton/kde plasma was out of place.
Please explain what you believe are the core constituent of SteamOS if they are not Steam, Proton and KDE Plasma?
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I actually think that is a fair point you make. I am waiting patiently for a full version that I can install on a living room pc. So for me there is also no immediate benefit, yet, as you put it.
I still see the development very positively!As someone who has seen Linux as "almost there" for about 25 years, I am cautiously optimistic.
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Can we install this on PC yet? Sick of windows and all I do in my desktop is gaming via steam
Isn't it just a stripped down arch variant?
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Can we install this on PC yet? Sick of windows and all I do in my desktop is gaming via steam
Probably, but this is more likely Windows being shit on lower end hardware, doing a lot of background crap that has no place on a handheld gaming device.
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You care so much about glorifying linux everything else falls away.
In one specific game the battery life is much much better. In that one specific use case the word "massive" is used aptly.
All the other minor improvements are just that minor. Bud you saying that I'm wrong doesn't make me wrong.
And of course the vice versa applies.
How I KNOW this is not a normal discussion..... Who the hell brought up price? Certainly not me
Please continue to talk about random shit I never mentioned. I don't care. you do you
wrote on last edited by [email protected]I'm not glorifying shit, I'm just pointing out how very, very wrong you are.
A 12% performance boost on average, simultaneously with a battery life improvement of up to 320%, requiring nothing but a software change is massive, especially when that software is free.
Who the hell brought up price? Certainly not me
Are you purposely being a clown? I brought up price, because it's relevant in comparing two things.
Why are you so butt hurt that SteamOS is massively better on some handheld you probably don't even own? Why are you so hurt by this news?
