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Oh come on. If they sell an 8gb of ram machine that is gimped from playing like a 3rd of games because of Linux for $1000 they are out of their fucking minds.
You can get a refurbished 4070 laptop for that amount of money, which would be a drastically more practical purchase.
For a little more you could get a 4070 desktop with 12gb of vram
If this thing isn't cheaper than a PS5, then I don't understand who the hell it's for.
The more I read about this, the more blatantly clear it is that it's going to face plant.
I just cannot believe steam, the PC game company, is releasing a non portable console that has less VRAM than the fucking switch 2
A third of games? What are you smoking?
Over 95% of games in my experience work on Linux, and perform better than windows.
What kind of people are still using Windows, anyway? That supports one of the most terrible companies on the planet, invades your privacy, worms into your brain, and takes over your hardware...all for your 1 or 2 games you want to play?
This Steam Machine is going to be a blowout success. Linux gaming is superior in nearly every way. It's cheaper, it's more ethical, and it gives you back control.
Like 94% of steam users.