• TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org
    503·
    6 days 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.

      • TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org
        231·
        6 days ago

        No, it’s great. It means you can make it do anything. You misconstrue my meaning.

        You don’t even have it game on it if you don’t want to. Use it as a server 😂

        • helenslunch@feddit.nl
          46·
          6 days ago

          I’m not misconstruing anything, you’re just making it sound like it was a trivial creation when it’s anything but.

          • hedgehog@ttrpg.network
            191·
            6 days ago

            They’re focused entirely on the shitty practices those other manufacturers engaged in. In that regard, Valve didn’t do much (and that’s a good thing).

      • TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org
        6·
        5 days 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.

  • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
    153·
    5 days ago

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

    • Username
      17·
      5 days 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.

      • yonder@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        4 days ago

        Right now Valve is somewhat fair with its users, but since your games are tied to your steam account which could be deactivated at any time, you don’t really own any of the games. But since they hold a monopoly, they are the only way to play some games legally. Best way I see to avoid them is to use GOG, or play some of the open source games. Though generally, the open source games understandably have very small scopes.

      • lemmyvore@feddit.nlEnglish
        1·
        5 days ago

        Without both Valve and Nvidia, gaming on Linux would still be in its infancy today.

        We’re living in an amazing timeline right now, where Linux gets excellent support from the largest PC gaming store and from all the main graphics manufacturers, without having to suck any Microsoft dick for it.

        The fact some people still act entitled about it is blowing my mind. Gaming on desktop Linux is a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the general PC population. Any support is a miracle let alone first class support.

        It can also go away just like that if any of those companies’ goals change.

        And we’re complaining about passive DRM and copy protection? For something that’s a luxury product to begin with and very much a first world problem? Wow.

      • mariusafa@lemmy.sdf.org
        1·
        5 days ago

        Open Source gaming is pretty much there with proton we have a BSD-3-clause (Open Source) software.

        Let us see if we can have a free software gaming platform in the future.

    • Jumuta@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      5 days ago

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

    • Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip
      9·
      5 days ago

      Youtube journalism is such a joke. Sunnyv2 started this shit and now it’s a whole genre if “homemade documentaries”.