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Ayaneo's Next portable gaming PC runs SteamOS out of the box [set to be the first non-Valve SteamOS handheld, it seems] (www.pcworld.com)

submitted 10 months ago by alessandro@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca

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[–] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Competition in terms of hardware is still competition, regardless of if Valve maintains their share in another market. Even then, SteamOS seems to be primarily an attempt to disrupt an even bigger, more powerful, and more malicious monopoly: Microsoft.

[+] helenslunch@feddit.nl 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

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[–] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Again, that doesn't mean they're not competeing. Valve is using their presence in the online retailer market to help fund their hardware, but its not like they're releasing them for free or anything and its not like most other hardware OEMs can't do this. Companies like Asus and MSI aren't small companies, they can and do use the same tactics if the market is worth it. Even assuming they're released literally at-cost, Valve isn't exactly an established OEM - other companies already have decades of experience, established computer manufacturing and logistics networks, Valve is the new disruptior trying to get established, not the other way around.