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Steam Deck

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It's still "years away", similar to the Xbox handheld.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yep. That's the delicious irony here. They could probably release a Linux or Windows based clone next week, if they wanted.

The years of work they're putting in is probably 90% to avoid leaking their game engine on non-proprietary hardware. Which is the same choice that will make it an unprofitable market flop.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

If they just released a handheld PC but with their UI and store as default it would probrally make tons of money, of course that means respecting their customers so its unlikely.