Comment on Steam Hardware [new Steam Controller, Steam Machine, and VR headset Steam Frame, coming in 2026]
UnPassive@lemmy.world 14 hours agoYeah, the Steam Machine was the name. It came out before Linux gaming was really a thing if I recall. Before Proton. So I think they just expected game makers to make Linux ports?
TheSporkBomber@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
It was mostly a steaming device and assumed you had the hardware and networking to support low latency streaming. This is much more standalone and could almost be targeting consoles or people who don’t pc game (or at least don’t call their main pc a rig)
turmacar@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
I believe you’re talking about the Steam Link. Which if you had ethernet running everywhere worked pretty good.
The old Steam Machine branding was more a set of guidelines / branded manufacturer specs for mini-PCs. Not many actually came out and yeah it became shut down pretty quickly. Though it was the origin of Steam OS and what became Proton.