I can see why you'd think so, and I think to some extent bitterness drove this article. The article is also slightly bait, because the entire premise could have been put in the heading: "Anti-cheat software employed by some games prevent Steam Deck from running them."
The author does explain their bitterness (one of their names didn't make the cut) and does explain why and calls it 'reasonable.' But they include jabs like "Steam's broken store" that are somewhat left-field that makes me thing they constructed this article to do damage as well as be click-bait.
I wouldn't say it defeats the point, it's still a great portable pc after all, but I know I'd rather have linux anyway. It's got its own host of problems (don't get me started, lol), but I've had fewer issues overall with linux, and I don't have the dealbreakers you see in windows, these days especially...
I can see why you'd think so, and I think to some extent bitterness drove this article. The article is also slightly bait, because the entire premise could have been put in the heading: "Anti-cheat software employed by some games prevent Steam Deck from running them."
The author does explain their bitterness (one of their names didn't make the cut) and does explain why and calls it 'reasonable.' But they include jabs like "Steam's broken store" that are somewhat left-field that makes me thing they constructed this article to do damage as well as be click-bait.
can't have people moving away from windows, after all. That would just be terrible...
The steam deck is also just a computer. You are able to install windows on it.
Valve is aware of the issue (Obviously)
https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/valve-making-linux-anti-cheat-reality-for-steam-deck-launch
This is all old news too. This bitch is dumb.
oh obviously.
yeah, but why would you want to =P
I'm probably gonna stick ChimeraOS on it if I get one. (planning to, just depends on how the next couple of months go, lol)
Right? Defeats the point imo
I wouldn't say it defeats the point, it's still a great portable pc after all, but I know I'd rather have linux anyway. It's got its own host of problems (don't get me started, lol), but I've had fewer issues overall with linux, and I don't have the dealbreakers you see in windows, these days especially...
It's another GAYMUR GURL hating on valve. Not surprising when the author looks like this
You THINK its a hitpiece?
...then install windows you dumb game journo nigga
IGN rates her intellect a LITERAL 0 out of 10.
I have my own gripes with valve, but there seems to be an effort towards fairness, so I'm trying not to jump to conclusions.
Either way, I'm gonna try to get a steamdeck and hope breaking my rule about early adoption doesn't bite me in the ass, lol.