It has a gaming mode which is essentially the big picture steam interface and it has a desktop mode which is a fully functional Linux pc. If I wanted my deck to be my plex/immich/file server, I could do so without making a single change to the stock os.
From what I know about it, it has a modified kernal that is smaller cutting out support for a few things . Smaller kernal, standardly more efficient and stable. Throw in that it comes in a read only setup that will wipe changes added via pacman the next time you do an update. Customizability is also limited. Flatpacks better than snap many will argue, but snap won’t even run on SteamOS from what I’ve read even after manually dialing the read only mode and knowing you will have to reinstall all your changes after the next update.
Why do you want your windows gaming handheld (e.g. Ally) doing non gaming things?
I don’t expect a steakhouse to bring me a Swiss army knife to cut my steak with because it can do more than cut steak? I don’t need a can opener when eating steak. Same is true for bringing the right OS for the job of gaming.
Why do you want your windows gaming handheld (e.g. Ally) doing non gaming things?
I don’t expect a steakhouse to bring me a Swiss army knife to cut my steak with because it can do more than cut steak? I don’t need a can opener when eating steak. Same is true for bringing the right OS for the job of gaming.
Also…SteamOS can do a lot as a full OS. It may be tailored to handheld gaming, but it is more capable than you think.
What?
SteamOS is just an immutable version of Arch Linux, with some Valve flavor and preinstalled apps.
So you are saying SteamOS is not designed/tuned to be used primarily for games on a system without a keyboard/mouse?
It has a gaming mode which is essentially the big picture steam interface and it has a desktop mode which is a fully functional Linux pc. If I wanted my deck to be my plex/immich/file server, I could do so without making a single change to the stock os.
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It’s tuned in a way: It has drivers preinstalled It auto launches to steam bigscreen at start.
Rest is just regular arch.
From what I know about it, it has a modified kernal that is smaller cutting out support for a few things . Smaller kernal, standardly more efficient and stable. Throw in that it comes in a read only setup that will wipe changes added via pacman the next time you do an update. Customizability is also limited. Flatpacks better than snap many will argue, but snap won’t even run on SteamOS from what I’ve read even after manually dialing the read only mode and knowing you will have to reinstall all your changes after the next update.
That doesnt sound like regular arch to me.
Why do you want your windows gaming handheld (e.g. Ally) doing non gaming things?
I don’t expect a steakhouse to bring me a Swiss army knife to cut my steak with because it can do more than cut steak? I don’t need a can opener when eating steak. Same is true for bringing the right OS for the job of gaming.
Why do you want your windows gaming handheld (e.g. Ally) doing non gaming things?
I don’t expect a steakhouse to bring me a Swiss army knife to cut my steak with because it can do more than cut steak? I don’t need a can opener when eating steak. Same is true for bringing the right OS for the job of gaming.
Also…SteamOS can do a lot as a full OS. It may be tailored to handheld gaming, but it is more capable than you think.
I don’t, I was saying it makes sense that bringing a steak knife to cut the steak would work better than a Swiss army knife.