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[-] techwithjake@lemm.ee 12 points 2 months ago

Saying the Steam Deck is digital only is like saying a tower computer is digital only. That's purely false. If you can put it on a tower computer, you can put it on the Steam Deck.

All the Steam Deck, like many modern tower computers, needs for physical copies is a USB media reader.

[-] ano_ba_to@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

If we can argue that Sony will stop supporting the PS5 in the future, who's to say in the future, (without the good leadership), Steam won't restrict what can be put on the Steam Deck? We have a lot of arguments for wanting a Steam Deck and an alternative OS to boot for gaming, but saying PS5 will be bricked in the future is not a strong one.

[-] techwithjake@lemm.ee 15 points 2 months ago

Because the Steam Deck is just computer hardware. I can already install whatever OS I want to and Steam won't know that it's a Steam Deck anymore.

[-] xavier666@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago
  • Take Steam Deck
  • Wipe OS and install Bazzite/Nobara
  • Install Heroic Launcher / Non Steam Launcher
  • Install games from them

Nuclear apocalypse happens and internet is down

  • Get ISOs of games in a USB drive
  • Plug it into the deck and install
[-] art@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Beacause, Today, I can already load another OS on the Steamdeck. Not so much on the PS5.

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