Alt text: Trojan Horse meme, Steam Deck bringing Linux to Windows gamers
Windows user here.
Idgaf as long as it works and isn't shit. If it has lots of cool clever stuff, all the better.
this post was submitted on 30 Apr 2025
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Most vendor software works the best on Windows.
Windows also generally has the best compatibility. I always keep at least one Windows 11 VM to install various things in.
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Oh my god! I thought I bought a gaming handheld but i bought.... communism!
Excusme sir, the word is now wokeness/wokeism.
Fuck, if it's easy to mod games and run script extenders, I'll be in-Stalin it this week.
I replied one too deep. Fuck.
I replied one too deep. Fuck.
I'm collectivising this comment, this is now our mistake, comrade. π
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Linux is the crab of the digital world, eventually everything turns into it.
Are you crabs yet?
Steam deck gave me the courage to dump Windows 10 for Endeavour OS. Very happy so far.
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It's working, I know people who don't even own a steam deck who are considering swapping to SteamOS once it's available for desktops.
I've told them they don't need to wait and can get a similar or better experience with distros that are already available, but steam's name is gold for a lot of people and it seems like the only option they're really interested in.
Knowing that with Steams' support of Linux through proton means a vast amount of games just work out of the box was enough for me to switch to EndeavourOS.
I've been on it for a week, and I'm so sold.
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Firstly: I feel seen.
Secondly: it's working, SteamOS is so nice. I haven't been this interested in Linux since the XP to 7 transfer. And I think imma' actually do it this time.
It's almost like an OS that wants to be useful is a better experience than an OS that wants to push you ads and steal everything you produce to feed into llm slop-generation.
This is a lie! Nobody should read his comment, instead they should check out Raid Shadow Legends the epic, turn-based RPG that's taken the mobile gaming world by storm!
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There isn't some magic to this. Someone puts out a game thats as popular as say bg3 but doesn't run on steam deck and all these memes will go away overnight. Just hope that doesn't happen.
Well, I feel like the Steam Deck has partially positioned itself as just a convenience device. I imagine quite some folks have it in addition to their (Windows) gaming PC and just use it on the couch or when travelling.
In particular, the genre most likely to cause problems are competitive games (because anti-cheat freaks out when it notices slight differences compared to real Windows). And it wouldn't be my first thought to buy a Steam Deck to play those, simply because the screen is small and the primary controls aren't mouse+keyboard (even though you can of course dock the Steam Deck)
I got both. Of it doesn't run wel on the deck, I just stream it from the PC.
there are many games i play that dont work on Linux systems
Which ones, genuinely curious?
CS2 FaceIT, Tarkov, CoD, Le Mans Ultimate
Pretty much every online competitive game cuz they all use invasive anti cheats and scapegoat linux as the cheater platform.
CS2 is the only outlier that I know of (VAC is server side mostly & CS2 is native anyways so). Probably some other games that are linux friendly too, but 99% are not.
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I'll start with Fortnite. Hate on it if you want but my kids and wife play it and I enjoy playing with them even if I don't much care for it myself.
Maybe switch to Linux so you can't play Fortnite
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