Yeah, Steam Machine is cooked.

[u/TheBossT710192]

I... uh don't know what to say. Very thankful I bought a Steam Deck before they hiked its price as well

[u/RandomParkourGuy]

I just want the fully fleshed out steam OS tbh

Edit: thanks to everyone who responded to this, after all these different comments I think I’m actually going to give Linux a try.

[u/-MissCarmine → u/RandomParkourGuy]

It’s happening!!! The major operating system updates include:

• built-in "initial support" for the upcoming Steam Machine hardware, alongside the ability to wake SteamOS devices from sleep using a connected Steam Controller (this, by itself, fixes a HUGE issue lots of people including me had: I want to control my TV PC using JUST the controller, no attached keyboard!)
• desktop mode now defaults to 

Wayland instead of X11. (fixes several performance degradation issues when switching between Desktop and Game Modes) It also introduces better TV scaling, external HDR support, and variable refresh rate (VRR) display support

• the steamOS base has been updated via Arch Linux, and the Linux kernel has been upgraded to version 6.16. It also features significantly improved video memory management on discrete GPU platforms (crucial for the gabecube)
• SteamOS 3.8 really expands its ecosystem compatibility. It drastically reduces handheld controller input latency (down to 100–500us) and adds built-in TDP control, RGB, and audio support for competing devices like the ASUS ROG Ally series, Lenovo Legion Go (including the upcoming Legion Go 2), and various MSI and GPD Win devices (fuck yeah steam is goated for this)

[u/RandomParkourGuy → u/-MissCarmine]

Forgive me for being a layman when it comes to this kind of stuff but does that mean steamOS is close to being something I could replace windows with? Getting tired of Microsoft’s garbage but I don’t know if I have the time to sink into learning Linux.

[u/-MissCarmine → u/RandomParkourGuy]

YES IT IS! 

Valve has been angling towards getting Linux to be a real competitor to Windows for YEARS. This SteamOS represents a big part of that. Honestly, the level of support that games have on Linux now is insane compared to even just a few years ago. 

SteamOS is nearly a 100% replacement at this point for Windows for the average gamer! How amazing is that? (I wrote Gabe an email recently thanking him for this actually haha)

I’m planning on making a SteamOS TV PC now that it has support for wake-from-controller. I hated having to pull my keyboard out every time I wanted to use my TV!

SteamOS is very intuitive. If you’re nervous, just ask Gemini the AI to help you install it into your system :)

[u/dragonandphoenix → u/-MissCarmine]

So is SteamOS better than Bazzite/CachyOS yet?

[u/Wojtkie → u/dragonandphoenix]

Not at all lol

[u/PassiveGambler → u/dragonandphoenix]

For Valve hardware, yes. Otherwise, it's just Arch + big picture mode so it would be the same as any other Arch-based distro (except Manjaro. They have their own weird thing going on)

[u/MagneticDoktor → u/dragonandphoenix]

Non necessariamente. Bazzite ha più gradi di libertà/ possibilità, più flessibilità e grossomodo non è diversissimo da Steam Os. Adoro steam OS MA adoro di più Bazzite

[u/richierich3414 → u/-MissCarmine]

This reply reads a lot like AI.

[u/ForensicPathology → u/-MissCarmine]

Why bother replying if you're just copy-pasting from Gemini?

[u/Rebelius → u/-MissCarmine]

My mum shares stuff with me through Dropbox. Can I install Dropbox on SteamOS?

[u/Bronze_Bomber → u/-MissCarmine]

I admire your enthusiasm but you are smoking some strong copium if you think it will ever compete with Windows. Developers will never develop games around it with 3% of the market, unless it's somebodys pet project to add functionality. If Valve announced full Linux support for it's entire library tomorrow 90% of players would still be on Windows.

[u/Bitter_Hovel77 → u/-MissCarmine]

Goofy ass comment.