Re: ZDNet: “What We Really Think Of The Steam Machine”
Lawrence D’Oliveiro <[email protected]> Sun, 2 Aug 2026 07:38:31 -0000 (UTC)
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc,alt.comp.os.windows-11 |
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| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
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On Sun, 2 Aug 2026 02:26:16 -0500, VanguardLH wrote: > Oh, wowie, it runs a Linux distro - SteamOS - but still has to use > the Steam app. Seems every couple days when I load the Steam app > that I have to wait until it completes yet another update. And > sometimes it also lags on logging in. Well-known Windows-specific problems, in other words ... > And there are which games you can play on this. Does the Steam app > ensure it present or offers games that have been curated as playable > on this box? There are lots of games that have been validated for SteamOS. As mentioned in the video, some even offer presets that are optimized for Steam Deck/Steam Box.