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[–] jeniferariza@lemmy.world 34 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Windows on a Steam Deck just feels like a crime.

[–] Astertheprince@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Honestly I kind of wish Valve didn't release the drivers. Make people actually work to get that abomination working if that's what they really want.

If they want it badly enough they should have to write the drivers themselves.

[–] SparroHawc@lemmy.zip 12 points 10 hours ago

Eh, I really like the hacker mentality that Valve has for their hardware. They just want people to use it, because they know that the best place to get games for the hardware - whether it's running Linux or Windows - is Steam. And the more people find fun ways to abuse the hardware, the more press it gets, the more people want it, etc. etc. Great for Valve, great for the customers, great for the gaming industry.