Steam has fallen...
The extra money is for actually having games to play. Normalfags buy snoystations or xboxes just to watch Netflix lamao.
Can you believe only the left can mod their games still
>Got an OLED years ago>Best console I’ve ever purchasedDon’t give a shit what the cost on the Steam Machine is, getting it day 1
>>740669673Umm actually, people had modded PS5, Nintendo switch and Xbox to run Linux. Steam isn’t so special anymore.
steam is free
>>740669453You can't even buy a decent tv these days that doesn't come with Netflix and others pre-installed.
>>740669453Okay, but why dickride Valve for that when they gave up the advantage of price they had over ROG Ally X? $50 more, you get a higher resolution 120Hz screen in a more powerful handheld, the only downside is that it's not OLED and you have to jump through some hoops if you want Steam OS on it.
>>740670190no one actually using their consoles can do thatps5 requires old hardware with old firmware that wasn't actually used for games and the switch requires a modchip
>>740669065What about Nintendo raising their prices? I bought an OLED deck at $549.
>>740669065>All these failed role reversalsThat meme really got to people huh?
>>740669065hm yes I wanna pay for a worse computer for the same price>t. consolefags, steamdeck fags
>>740673329no shit, handhelds are luxury products that lose on value to a 5090 prebuilt
>>740669065>consoles>cheaper>but you can only use their respective stores>that only have software approved by them>wanted to listen to music from bandcamp or use dailymotion for shit and giggles? Fuck you.>want to do some 3d modeling? Fuck you.>want to use xbox controller on a PS5? Fuck you.>oh and if you go with sony enjoy data breaches each gen>PCs>much more expensive>but you can freely choose between windows or linux or even have both>don't like steam? You can use itch.io, gog, zoom, egs, or whatever else. Tons of sites that track where you can get the game at the lowest price>want to do some productive stuff? Go ahead.>and on top of that you get to choose which one>hate blender? use maya. Hate that too? Use Quark for all I care.>hate ads, clickbait titles/thumbnails or sponsors? few clicks and you can install plugins that take care of that on the browser of your choice>Games? You have basically everything and can have even more with emulators and decomps>want to use some shitty chineseium pad you found in a dumpster 10 years ago? You might need to install some remapping software but you can use it. DualSense, SeX controller? Switch Pro? Usually supported even on gog or egs.>Played the game already? You can easily install mods often with retard proof mod managers."BUT IT'S EXPENSIVE" doesn't work when PCs have so much of an advantage. Admittedly there are better handhelds than Deck but consoles are always worse than most PCs.
>>740679960And before you say>exclusives!More than half of the games I've recently enjoyed aren't on consoles and likely won't be. Call them slop if you want but I enjoy indie titles and an overwhelming number of them only see the light of day on PCs. No I don't care about GTA VI. I didn't enjoy IV nor V and bounced off of them early and even replaying SA recently I've realized I don't even enjoy that game all that much.
>>740672305And Steam can’t play Linux games without Proton so shut up.
>>740684890you just select "use proton" and the games worknot even close to being the same on consoles
>>740685957You can play games on consoles without being restricted by Proton. They are not the same.
>>740686205you can't even play games if your console is offline
>Linux games
>>740684890you can't play windows games without directxwhat level of retarded are you?
>>740669065You can also see that every new PC game was announced for EGS which would have been unheard of a year ago.
>>740669065Millions must BUY (the Steam Machine).
>>740669065You retards really need to stop comparing a online store with consoles companies.
This thread did not age well.
>>740669065The deck is going to be 1500 bucks isn't it? (controllers and cable sold separetly)
>>740687192How so?
>>740688345it's $950, can't you read?
>>740669065I mean you can play steam games on anything, you don't need to buy a deck
and (You) will still buy it
>>740689998>I mean you can play steam games on anythingExcept versions of Windows that the games were actually made to run on
>>740692350and that's a fault of microsoft for obsoleting operating systems
>>740692415That is true. Still annoys me however
>>740692350I mean just stop using microslop software, those guys haven't had any idea what they've been doing for many decades by now
>>740669065Hello SweeneyGot tired of being dunked on twitter and came here to cry like a bitch again?
>>740669453Having a dedicated shitbox just for streaming is a thing of the past unless you're committed to using an old screen from the mid 2010's or before, every modern TV has "smart" spyware built into it now.
>>740686329>>740686625You can’t play more than 30 days until Steam screams at you to reconnect to the net. Also, many games are offline, Nintendo games are the biggest. Steam can’t play games without Chrome Client installed directly into Steam.
>>740692415>>740692820>Uses Mac insteadGet better computers poorfag
>>740694008I honestly forget mac even exists. What's its market share these days, like 0.05% or something?
>>740684890Proton is for Windows games
>>740694008new macs have completely raped backwards compatibility, refuse to use vulkan and they're retiring rosetta toothey're by far the worst offenders, even core 2 duo shitboxes can run windows 10 still
I genuinely cannot grasp how people can justify playing cucksoles in 2026. It is objectively inferior to PC in basically every way >b-but the cost! 99% of people need a PC anyway doubling up on its uses is just more logical
>>740669065This pic is so funny with Sonyfags and Xboxfags trying to pretend they are on the same side as Nintendo with their 2x more expensive boxes
>>740692658What is the advantage of running games on old hardware with outdated Microsoft OS anyway? I don't get it. Might as well use a more modern computer.
>>740695308Everyone knows OLED breaks devices Steam Deck is junk.
>>740694128More than Linux
>>740696047do you enjoy lying?
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>>740695795>IMGapplecucks really are tech illiterate lmao
