▲ 188 ▼ EXCLUSIVE: Lenovo is working on a Windows PC gaming handheld called the 'Legion Go' (www.windowscentral.com) submitted 3 years ago by echoplex21@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world 85 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] stevehobbes@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago (2 children) Presuming valve wants to do this of course. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 years ago (1 child) Don't see why they wouldn't. Every SteamOS device sold is a huge win for them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stevehobbes@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Depends how they view their business evolving. Ask Apple if you can build a device that runs iOS. They have an App Store and make lots of money from it. If they want to be in the hardware business, not just building proof of concept/proof of market devices, they very much may not want to share it with other manufacturing of competing devices. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Yeah that's true, there's also the maintenance burden to consider as well. It would be a pretty big departure for Valve though, Apple was always selling hardware but Valve wants to get their storefront in front of as many people as possible because that's how they print money. They also want to get more folks gaming on Linux so I think the incentives right now line up pretty nicely for Valve to want other devices running their os. We'll have to wait and see. I personally would love to see more devices running SteamOS as well so I'm definitely biased! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) They have everything to win and nothing to lose. SteamOS is purpose built to direct you to Steam, Valve only wins. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stevehobbes@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Depends how they view their business evolving. Ask Apple if you can build a device that runs iOS. If they want to be in the hardware business and SteamOS is the best thing out there, they very much may not want to make it easy for other people to run. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) They already stated they want to have SteamOS 3.0 available for everyone to download and install on any machine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] egenes@mastodon.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) @Rossel @stevehobbes Soon or later their making steam only available on steamOS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago There's still a looong way to go before Valve can even think of doing something like that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 years ago (1 child) Don't see why they wouldn't. Every SteamOS device sold is a huge win for them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stevehobbes@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Depends how they view their business evolving. Ask Apple if you can build a device that runs iOS. They have an App Store and make lots of money from it. If they want to be in the hardware business, not just building proof of concept/proof of market devices, they very much may not want to share it with other manufacturing of competing devices. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Yeah that's true, there's also the maintenance burden to consider as well. It would be a pretty big departure for Valve though, Apple was always selling hardware but Valve wants to get their storefront in front of as many people as possible because that's how they print money. They also want to get more folks gaming on Linux so I think the incentives right now line up pretty nicely for Valve to want other devices running their os. We'll have to wait and see. I personally would love to see more devices running SteamOS as well so I'm definitely biased! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stevehobbes@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Depends how they view their business evolving. Ask Apple if you can build a device that runs iOS. They have an App Store and make lots of money from it. If they want to be in the hardware business, not just building proof of concept/proof of market devices, they very much may not want to share it with other manufacturing of competing devices. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Yeah that's true, there's also the maintenance burden to consider as well. It would be a pretty big departure for Valve though, Apple was always selling hardware but Valve wants to get their storefront in front of as many people as possible because that's how they print money. They also want to get more folks gaming on Linux so I think the incentives right now line up pretty nicely for Valve to want other devices running their os. We'll have to wait and see. I personally would love to see more devices running SteamOS as well so I'm definitely biased! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Yeah that's true, there's also the maintenance burden to consider as well. It would be a pretty big departure for Valve though, Apple was always selling hardware but Valve wants to get their storefront in front of as many people as possible because that's how they print money. They also want to get more folks gaming on Linux so I think the incentives right now line up pretty nicely for Valve to want other devices running their os. We'll have to wait and see. I personally would love to see more devices running SteamOS as well so I'm definitely biased! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) They have everything to win and nothing to lose. SteamOS is purpose built to direct you to Steam, Valve only wins. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stevehobbes@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Depends how they view their business evolving. Ask Apple if you can build a device that runs iOS. If they want to be in the hardware business and SteamOS is the best thing out there, they very much may not want to make it easy for other people to run. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) They already stated they want to have SteamOS 3.0 available for everyone to download and install on any machine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] egenes@mastodon.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) @Rossel @stevehobbes Soon or later their making steam only available on steamOS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago There's still a looong way to go before Valve can even think of doing something like that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stevehobbes@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Depends how they view their business evolving. Ask Apple if you can build a device that runs iOS. If they want to be in the hardware business and SteamOS is the best thing out there, they very much may not want to make it easy for other people to run. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) They already stated they want to have SteamOS 3.0 available for everyone to download and install on any machine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] egenes@mastodon.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) @Rossel @stevehobbes Soon or later their making steam only available on steamOS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago There's still a looong way to go before Valve can even think of doing something like that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) They already stated they want to have SteamOS 3.0 available for everyone to download and install on any machine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] egenes@mastodon.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) @Rossel @stevehobbes Soon or later their making steam only available on steamOS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago There's still a looong way to go before Valve can even think of doing something like that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] egenes@mastodon.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) @Rossel @stevehobbes Soon or later their making steam only available on steamOS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago There's still a looong way to go before Valve can even think of doing something like that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago There's still a looong way to go before Valve can even think of doing something like that. permalink fedilink source parent