sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoValve prices the Steam Machine at $1,049www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down15cross-posted to: pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
arrow-up198arrow-down1external-linkValve prices the Steam Machine at $1,049www.theverge.comsanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square18fedilinkcross-posted to: pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
minus-squareharrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down6·4 months agoWithout a controller. With 512GB of storage. Older hardware that performs worse than a PS5 Pro.
minus-squareramble81@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·4 months agoCan you use your PS5 as a general OS if you want? Do you have as large of a library as you do on steam?
minus-squareharrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down5·4 months agoActually, you can. Someone figured out how to do it. Fact is, there are better used gaming rigs and new mini-PCs for less money. This is just a way to fleece Gabe’s fanbois.
minus-squareFauxLiving@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months ago Actually, you can. Someone figured out how to do it. It is only possible on a very limited set of devices with old firmware. It isn’t exactly comparable.
Without a controller. With 512GB of storage. Older hardware that performs worse than a PS5 Pro.
Can you use your PS5 as a general OS if you want? Do you have as large of a library as you do on steam?
Actually, you can. Someone figured out how to do it.
Fact is, there are better used gaming rigs and new mini-PCs for less money.
This is just a way to fleece Gabe’s fanbois.
It is only possible on a very limited set of devices with old firmware. It isn’t exactly comparable.