Imho Valve’s crown jewel is proton, which is already available by default on any Linux Steam install. Going for a “boring” Linux like Mint and installing Steam delivers a seamless experience for many gamer profiles already nowadays. The progress has been amazing (ymmv of course)
Still very excited about SteamOS because so many gamers seem to put enough trust in Valve to actually bite the bullet and ditch Windows.
I made the switch in January, and it’s been great. The only game I’ve had trouble with is a fully-kitted Skyrim with a bajillion external apps/runtimes, but I’ve managed to get even that working fine. Every other game is just Install/Play from Steam with no tweaks.
The last bit is the key here. Is it gonna be objectively a better pick than any distro on the market right now? Not really. But the Valve name carries a lot of weight and will definitely bring in a lot of interested folks.
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I have really high hopes about SteamOS for PC. Not because linux, but because Linux + good support
Imho Valve’s crown jewel is proton, which is already available by default on any Linux Steam install. Going for a “boring” Linux like Mint and installing Steam delivers a seamless experience for many gamer profiles already nowadays. The progress has been amazing (ymmv of course)
Still very excited about SteamOS because so many gamers seem to put enough trust in Valve to actually bite the bullet and ditch Windows.
I made the switch in January, and it’s been great. The only game I’ve had trouble with is a fully-kitted Skyrim with a bajillion external apps/runtimes, but I’ve managed to get even that working fine. Every other game is just Install/Play from Steam with no tweaks.
The last bit is the key here. Is it gonna be objectively a better pick than any distro on the market right now? Not really. But the Valve name carries a lot of weight and will definitely bring in a lot of interested folks.
Steam OS is not, and will not be a good desktop OS. At least in the foreseeable future. If you want that kind of experience now, install Bazzite.