• scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
    112·
    18 hours ago

    I’m curious about the “it’s a PC” aspect of the Steam Box. Because a device that plays all Steam games but isn’t a Windows computer is extremely appealing, but I admit if I can’t install a few non-Steam games on it, that’s a spoiler for me. But if the whole “it’s a PC” provides some avenue to that, I’m definitely ready to stop building a gaming PC every 5 years.

    • Twongo [she/her]@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      2 hours ago

      it’s an arch linux machine. with proton and some tweaks to steamos you can run any game without a kernel level anticheat.

    • dev_null@lemmy.mlEnglish
      20·
      17 hours ago

      I’m sure it will be like the Steam Deck, meaning you can absolutely install non Steam games on it, but they still have to work under Proton (meaning the vast majority of games work, except ones requiring kernel anti cheat).

    • kuhli@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      15·
      18 hours ago

      Yeah, you can. SteamOS is basically just a customized arch Linux. It’s what runs on the steam deck, which you can install non-steam games on. They integrate really well into the console experience as well.

    • ygurin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      17 hours ago

      It’s going to be like the steam deck, I’ve yet to find a old Non-steam game that I couldn’t run on the steam deck.

        • carpelbridgesyndrome@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          24 minutes ago

          Some games anticheat supports Linux. VAC, EAC, GameGuard, and BattlEye either run under Linux by default or can be configured to do so, by the game dev, with a toggle. A number: Destiny 2, Fortnight, etc. break it intentionally even though the client could run without modification. Battlefield 6 breaks because it checks the Windows measured boot API.