If Valve really wants gamers to get away from Windows, they need to release SteamOS 3.x.
That’s a big ask to have them release anything with a 3 in it.
SteamOS: GLaDOS then
They need to release an actual home console. Not the Steam Machine uncertainty they did a few years ago.
They have the software stack, they need a beefier APU that I’m certain AMD would be glad to provide, a controller based on the Deck, and they’re set.
It could sell in the tens of millions.
SteamOS: Alyx will be released before SteamOS 3
Valve is playing the long game, they can only win after the Steam Deck.
Other manufacturers already started to jump on the handheld bandwagon (sadly only windows for now) and once more devices will run SteamOS they don’t even need to release new hardware anymore.
For me the suspend function alone makes the SteamOS superior compared to Windows.
oh my gosh, yes. for example, over the weekend, i brought deck to my parents. was playing Halo Wars before the drive. put deck to sleep (midgame), drove to my parents which takes an hour, hooked up the dock to their TV, turned deck back on, and BAM. playing Halo Wars right where i left off. i leave, and i do the same thing just in reverse. actually, come to think of it, i think im still in the middle of that game… Arbiter is kicking my ass
That’s very good news! The Steam Deck isn’t available in my country. It’s competitors are, but they lack Linux, which I think makes the Steam Deck special.
