You know, I would 100% buy a phone from them if it runs Linux
With the amount of work they are putting in compatibility layers technology, I wouldn't be surprised if you could run The Witcher 3 on it out of the box.
people are saying that the witcher 3 works really well with the winulator app (uses wine and box86, which i've heard usually performs a tiny bit better than FEX, what valve is using, at the cost of occasional innacuracies)
not disagreeing, but if you just want to run the witcher 3 on your phone you can do it right now
Having a Linux phone that has chroot compartments for Android apps is the dream.
I want a cyberdeck with cellular connectivity with talk/text.
I imagine it will be a big deck
Jebus. Ya, I'll take Valve's bloatware compared to anyone else's ... so far.
Until they get in bed with Facebook.
And push some new AI girlfriend on me.
Goddamn I wish I could build a custom phone OS like Arch. I would actually take the time and do that.
When I get a new phone, it takes me a couple weeks to strip out all the crap without disabling the devices primary functions. Lotta breaking shit and rolling back. It takes for fukin ever.
I know open linux phones are on the horizon, at least to some degree.
And when its a legit option, I'll shell out for a customizable phone.
Until then, I'll stick to my lobotomized moto-g.
I'll take Valve's bloatware compared to anyone else's
Damn right!
Until they get in bed with Facebook.
Absolute worst possible move!
And push some new AI girlfriend on me.
Woah woah woah, let's not be hasty now, let em cook, that could be good.
Bawwhahahah!!! k. ... but I don't do that on my phone ...
Isn't Steam Frame run in SteamOS(which is linux based) made for ARM chip?
While there likely won't be a steam phone, it technically exists as of now.
Not sure I follow... A steam frame isn't a phone. It can't make or receive phone calls
What the other comment said. Since Valve is already half way there with their Steam Frame version of SteamOS(which run on ARM architecture, where phone and tablet also use) and Linux phone iirc do exists, it's only a matter on how much futher Valve wanna go. So as of now they "technically" already have half a steam phone.
I think what they meant is that the technology exists since steam frame is an ARM based device it's just a matter of running it on different hardware and adding firmware support for things like phone calls and touch screens.
Unless it runs Linux, what's the fucking point?
You know what, value releasing a Linux phone is actually plausible. Like, they could totally do it. Lots of people would like it, they could enter a new market with an idea they would be willing to play to that the establishment absolutely refuses to…
Dude, you joke but this is a plausible path the Linux phones going mainstream.
I think linux is the point. Because Valve has put SteamOS on their VR headset (which uses the same processor I have in my phone) it would be expected for them to do the same to a phone. Having a phone with an optimized emulator, a normal linux for arm desktop mode, and Steam built in would be very nice IMO, there are a lot of PC games that play fairly well with on-screen controls or even one of those controller phone cases that you can buy, and it's very hard to find good mobile games in comparison. I have the app Winulator on my phone, which sort of does that same thing, except not insanely reliably, and with meh UX, and it can't really run Steam (last I checked, I couldn't get it to work, it might be easier now idk), and you can't run linux x86 or ARM apps or windows ARM apps through it like I think people will be able to on the Steam frame.
Call it the Steam Iron.
Yes please.
I kinda wanna hate that but, while pricy, it...it would be good, wouldn't it? It's Valve after all. It wouldn't be astounding. But it would be stable, reliable, accessible...
All dreams as of now but...
But it would be stable, reliable, accessible...
And have a 50% chance to be abandoned/unsupported in 2 years. In the real world they have zero reasons to release a standalone phone, (huge) maybe they could make a tablet for remote play.
mobile gaming is one the biggest segments of the gaming industry based on revenue. depending on how scummy their intentions are, a GabePhone could be a very good business move
Would be crazy if it was also running steamos (arch)
Well, it would need to be open with open sauce drivers to run whatever OS you choose.
It would also have to be of higher spec.
Basically just take that Frame, cut the battery in half, change the cameras to 1" (wide & telephoto), swap the LCDs with one big ol' OLED, and cram it in a nice alloy body. And RGB lighting everywhere (kidding).
Maybe even make the hardware open so the folk can mod on various things like a qwery keebler.
Make it easily repairable like the Fairphone and then I'll be interested
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