I’ll buy this for my kids, a Steam console will mean:
Ready to play (dad doesn’t have much free time)
Officially supported
HDMI CEC compatible
Wake on Bluetooth
Resume after Sleep
Reference target for devs
Energy effiecient
Bundled with a controller
Probably cheaper than buying the parts for a PC
I have two gaming rigs running Bazzite, one with an XTX 7900 XT the other a 3080 TI, and a Steam Deck.
The benefits of a manufactured purpose built device like the steam deck really shows how superior the user experience can be versus a DIY path.
Personally I don’t care because I know my way around things, but my kids don’t, and still won’t until they grow. There are users that will never learn because they don’t want to, and this product is mainly for them.
That’s the most probable outcome, however I am hopeful… they are 4 and 7 but they already know how to use KDE to open and use Krita, GCompris, Steam, and others. They are curious and stay by my side as assistants when I have to open up my rigs or homelab.
I’ll buy this for my kids, a Steam console will mean:
I have two gaming rigs running Bazzite, one with an XTX 7900 XT the other a 3080 TI, and a Steam Deck.
The benefits of a manufactured purpose built device like the steam deck really shows how superior the user experience can be versus a DIY path.
Personally I don’t care because I know my way around things, but my kids don’t, and still won’t until they grow. There are users that will never learn because they don’t want to, and this product is mainly for them.
Chances are your kids will never learn either. We only learned because we had to.
That’s the most probable outcome, however I am hopeful… they are 4 and 7 but they already know how to use KDE to open and use Krita, GCompris, Steam, and others. They are curious and stay by my side as assistants when I have to open up my rigs or homelab.
Stay curious little penguins !
That’s awesome. If you get them into PC gaming and modding they’ll probably learn all about computers without any convincing.