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Playtron's Linux-based gaming OS aims to be a cheap, versatile option for handheld gaming PCs (and other systems) - Liliputing (liliputing.com)

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (16 children)

I've got some points about this one.

they pitch a "deck that could actually play Fortnite" - game from a company who's CEO actively hates linux for whatever reason (maybe it kicked his dog, I dunno)
they talk how games bought on stores other than Steam will be "first-class citizens" which... you can already do on Steam Deck
they promote being free of hackers/cheaters because of immutable file system... something Steam Deck also has (though they do mention some additional digital signatures)
they want to be not only on handhelds but everywhere (laptops, tablets, phones, TV, cars...) - pretty ambitious for a company that didn't deliver anything yet
it'll be running on an ARM processor - we'll see how this works out (has anyone tried making a handheld like this?)
already mentioned no desktop mode - why is this mentioned as a positive exactly?
they want help from linux power users (feature requests, contribute code) but they don't know how open-source they want to be
they stole Witcher 3 video from some dude on YouTube

I'd like to think these are just screw ups/growing pains but nothing I've seen so far gives me any good vibes about it. We definitely need more choice and competition - this however does not look like an honest attempt at that. Let's hope I'm wrong.

Edit: Ah, how could I forget! Kirt McMaster, CEO of Playtron and the man responsible for killing CyanogenMod. Sounds great...

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago (8 children)

Since when are non-Steam games first class citizens on steam os? You have to enter desktop mode to launch them.

Most of your complaints seem very nitpicky tbh. Valve needs competition badly and I'm glad to see another company entering the Linux gaming space.

[–] lambda 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You don't have to enter desktop mode to launch them. You have to enter desktop mode to install them and add them as a non-steam game to your steam library so that they'll show up in handheld mode.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

So a bit easier but still not first class citizens citizens, by definition. It is called steam os after all, so I don't necessarily expect anything different, but this company wants to offer something new. Seems like this os is less dependent on steam integration, which I would view as a plus.

[–] lambda 2 points 8 months ago

I agree. But I'll believe it when I see it.

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