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
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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.