someone should make a console that's just a bunch of ATX computer parts of any kind and any linux distro that runs steam
to buy it you just buy a PC and install linux and set Steam to start in big picture mode at startup
it'll run faster than windows for less simply because windows games run faster on linux anyway and you don't have to get a windows license
you can get physical media for it by attaching a DVD drive or some slot with an NFC reader that starts games
Replying to @anthropy@mastodon.derg.nz
(I know this is an old joke but I also don't get why people are willingly buying into a serf ecosystem that entirely consists of companies doing mental gymnastics to make it look like you're saving money when if you look at the whole ecosystem you do the opposite.
and if you're doing it 'for the exclusives' then you're basically just making sure they'll keep them exclusive since people keep buying them. Sony literally said they'll stop making PC ports https://www.techpowerup.com/346886/insider-confirms-sony-ditching-pc-ports-youll-be-seeing-fewer-single-player-games-arrive-on-pc , so thanks)
TechPowerUpInsider Confirms Sony Ditching PC Ports: "You'll Be Seeing Fewer Single Player Games Arrive on PC."We recently reported on news that Sony will all but stop releasing PC ports of its single-player games on PC, and while those previous reports were from Jason Schreier, a journalist previously shown to have reputable insider sources, another insider has corroborated these claims, adding additional c...Replying to @anthropy@mastodon.derg.nz
modern game consoles are just intentionally broken x86 computers that should die, and I will die on this hill.
imagine all that hardware would've been available for the PC market instead, instead of inevitably turning into e-waste whenever they decide to pull the plug on their now exclusively online ecosystems.
also you can bet your ass they will continue making it worse. every system like this demands infinite year-on-year income growth.
f*ck modern game consoles, they should not exist.
I mean...isn't this sort of what the steam machine is supposed to be? This is pretty much how steamOS and bazzite both work.
Replying to @turblescelbor.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
@turblescelbor.bsky.social yea, I was going to go with steam machine first, but the thing is, you don't need a steam machine for that at all, you can just grab any hardware, any linux distro and install steam