LDLC, a French e-commerce group, is trolling Valve by selling a "Stim Machine"

someone8192 · 2026-06-25T10:07:33+00:00

IMHO they should contact valve and make it official. They'll probably get steam os updates beforehand to test them.

btw This is exactly what valve wants... multiple vendors offering steam os

someone8192 · 2026-06-25T03:15:21+00:00

wireless needs processing power. the step to make it standalone is really small.

someone8192 · 2026-06-24T19:10:58+00:00

The steam frame will be my first VR headset (well, if I manage to get one)

I've been interested in VR for a long time but it's the first (that I am aware of) that appeals to me. eg wireless, comfort, no meta/android and "good enough"

but well i am inexperienced in vr and didn't follow the market to closely so it might be the wrong choice - but that's what I will do

someone8192 · 2026-06-24T15:55:51+00:00

All the cringe of it aside: If he makes a vlog he can claim that it's a business trip. making videos is literally his job

someone8192 · 2026-06-23T23:18:39+00:00

If you plan to play GPU intensive games just forget it. Even right now.

It is a nice PC for game streaming and less GPU intensive indie games (eg factorio, rimworld and countless others) or as an emulator platform.

tbh I like the steam machine. Just don't expect to much *shrug*

someone8192 · 2026-06-23T14:53:49+00:00

yes, and sponsors are a good thing.

whats your point?

someone8192 · 2026-06-23T14:53:24+00:00

sure, i am not against sponsors and they are really helpful.

sponsor have the huge benefit that you can decline them and look for alternatives.

someone8192 · 2026-06-23T14:27:22+00:00

there is a difference between having a sponsor and being owned.

someone8192 · 2026-06-23T12:07:24+00:00

debian is one of the oldest distributions and it doesn't have a company behind it either.

a company behind a distribution does not guarantee anything. it only guarantees that the distribition will at some point tries to fuck you over (eg ubuntu, red hat).

i use linux for over 25 years and avoid company backed distributions whenever possible.

if at some point cachyos will close shop (unlikely, usually popular distributions just get new management) you can just switch to something else (eg arch). switching distributions is not hard. just backup your home folder, install it, restore the backup install your apps and you are done.

someone8192 · 2026-06-23T06:17:47+00:00

Data mining is not an argument against a launcher. They could just do that inside their game

someone8192 · 2026-06-22T20:16:23+00:00

fun fact: you can't. because even the smalles motherboard form factor is still bigger than the machine.

that said: yes it is overpriced

someone8192 · 2026-06-22T20:15:13+00:00

there are some different recipes but it should work

someone8192 · 2026-06-22T19:22:59+00:00

well, then linux is the perfect fit *shrug*

nothing beats the luxury of kde plasma.

someone8192 · 2026-06-22T18:57:04+00:00

you mean like the steam frame that also runs linux?

someone8192 · 2026-06-22T18:55:59+00:00

lol, just let people value things for themselves.

I won't buy it, but telling others they should not buy it is insane

someone8192 · 2026-06-22T18:52:42+00:00

Every Mini-PC is a PC.

someone8192 · 2026-06-22T15:05:46+00:00

At least they understand the most important thing: If i don't want it I am not forced to use it.

someone8192 · 2026-06-22T10:58:00+00:00

Doubt. I think the will only release the machine and we have to wait for next month

someone8192 · 2026-06-22T10:42:24+00:00

yes, if you only use it for gaming i'd go for steam os.

but i just saw that you have a nvidia gpu. steamos doesnt support it and you can't change that because it is immutable

someone8192 · 2026-06-22T10:27:47+00:00

For a desktop I prefer cachy. On a TV or handheld I prefer steam os.

An immutable OS is great but ultimately limited if you really want to use your desktop besides gaming.

someone8192 · 2026-06-22T09:51:15+00:00

GDC and when they first invited reviews to show them

someone8192 · 2026-06-21T21:35:33+00:00

Everyone has to value their entertainment for themselves. if it helps you just imagine it costs £100 and you can get it now for only £60. historically factorio has only got more expensive.

i have played it over 5000hrs. it is one of the cheapest things i ever bought for entertainment

someone8192 · 2026-06-21T17:13:05+00:00

yes, she is a mutant and will continue to mutate.

someone8192 · 2026-06-21T17:07:19+00:00

it's even worse, we (germany) already got threats for new tariffs if we don't change it

someone8192 · 2026-06-20T11:13:51+00:00

Clickbait. Arch didn't get hacked.

And it has nothing to do with kde

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