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Valveliving room gaming PCLast featured Feb 2025

Steam Machines

I'd skip itI'd give this a miss.

Valve's Linux-based Steam Machines failed because most Windows games would not run on them, though the failure paved the way for the Steam Deck.

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What I liked

  • Led to Proton and the Steam Deck

What I didn't

  • Only about 20% of Steam games ran
  • Games ran slower
  • Windows 10 launched just before and fixed many of Windows 8's issues

Every time I covered it

Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.

  1. 4:35
    13 Tragic Tech Fails that need to DIE

    Valve's Linux-based Steam Machines failed because most Windows games would not run on them, though the failure paved the way for the Steam Deck.

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