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Take my money, Valve (lemmy.world)
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[-] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 48 points 2 months ago

Other portable console makers: proprietary shit, locked down OSes, DRM embedded in the device at boot, custom/strange architectural choices, walled gardens

Valve: eh, put a fuckin' normal ass gaming PC in a tiny box with joysticks and call it a day.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

Steam is proprietary

[-] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 6 points 2 months ago

Yeah but with Steam Deck you're not forced to use it. It's an unlocked x86-64 compatible handheld PC. Install whatever you want.

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 months ago

What

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 months ago

Steam is a proprietary app store shipping DRM and proprietary software. I can't say I'm eager to use it

[-] Username@feddit.org 16 points 2 months ago

If we are being fair, they are still reasonably fair to users. Open source gaming is not a reality.

They don't force you to use Steam, but still work on Proton as Open Source. They don't lock down their hardware.

What I'm trying to say is, while Valve is not perfect, it's much better than any big tech alternative.

[-] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

devs can ship games on steam without drm, it's not valve that mandates it. ksp doesn't have drm for example

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