I’m pretty sure “squish” is the exact opposite of “blow”

Yeah, especially if it’s smeared on his face

or with DDR 4 instead?

Literally not possible without an almost complete redesign.

But sans SSD or RAM I think would have probably been $650

We can’t stream for example Netflix at 4k

Netflix hasn’t allowed 4k streaming via browser on any device in the past 10 years

Don’t forget the latency. I can barely tolerate streaming between my PC and Deck witg Sunlight/Moonlight.

I first got my Steam Deck 2-3 weeks after they started shipping. Unfortunately the “Y” button wasn’t triggering consistently. I sent it in to Valve for warranty repairs without issue, though it took 3-4 weeks to get back.

Also fun fact, in the time it took to get back I learned how to juggle because I was bored

Just my $0.02, but my DDR4 system with a 9070XT is doing alright. But I also don’t play competitive FPS, so ymmv

The fixes should mostly still get pushed upstream though

Except there’s ongoing costs to have manufacturing equipment and warehouse stock sitting around doing nothing. Plus they likely had minimum quantity manufacturing contracts signed

Sure they’re doing it for the simple reason of Steam machine owners being guaranteed Steam gaming customers

Tbf, they can’t sell it at a loss because they aren’t guaranteed Steam customers.

If it was sold at a loss, businesses could easily buy a bunch of them as workstations. Plus, it’s just a PC with no lockdowns. If you buy a Steam Machine, there’s no reason you couldn’t reflash it with Windows and exclusively play games via EGS and Ubisoft Connect.

I’d call the irony delicious if it wasn’t for that username

in a standard matx tower form factor.

That’s the main reason

Tbh, it’s not a big issue for Linux in general. Device drivers are all baked into the kernel and get automatically updated alongside system updates.

I made the switch from Windows to Nobara a few weeks ago, and normal tasks have been fairly smooth

But you won’t get CEC or the integrated Steam Controller dongle of course.

Or the small form factor.

I admit, I was hoping Valve’s production numbers would have brought economies of scale to make the smaller form factor a non-issue, but that doesn’t seem to be how it turned out

Plus there’s still latency, even if you’re streaming through sunshine/moonlight. That being said, streaming that way is definitly faster than the Steam Link software

FYI, there’s STL files available for a 3d printable mjolnir case. Really small form factor and you can save a fair bit of money by printing it yourself

Plus if you’re trying to start on a shoestring budget, you probably can do without the extra cost for something with this small of a form factor

OH NO brother they’re RAFFLING IT!? hahahaha that’s fucked

I disagree. The Deck and Controller each had their queues announced at least a week ahead of time. The queue for the Steam Machine kinda just shadowdropped in comparison. Plus a raffle doesn’t penalize anyone for having work or living in a timezone where they’d normally be asleep.

Given the circumstances it’s pretty fair.

They both run Arch

No, Bazzite is based on Fedora. SteamOS is based on Arch. Maybe you had Bazzite confused with CachyOS?

You forgot the form factor