Whether you like the idea of SteamOS or not, this will be the easiest way to get Linux into the mainstream for gamers. And at a time when Windows is forcing everyone to buy a new PC it really couldn't come sooner. If Steam timed this right they could really fuck over Microsoft. I honestly can't think of a more hilarious scenario in which Windows potentially gets dethroned.

Steam gets a lot of deserved flak for their anti-consumer practices and gambling, but it's honestly amazing how much they can do as a company. It's amazing the things you can accomplish when you don't have shareholders to deal with.

When it comes to this i personally tend to agree with what Brodie Robertson always says in his videos about SteamOS. It's kinda silly to keep waiting for an official release when things like Bazzite exist, but if the SteamOS release helps with more people making the switch, then that's still a good thing in the end.

Linux is getting too mainstream I gotta switch to freebsd /j

They have a unique opportunity here to capitalise on Microsoft’s mistakes.

I am very excited for steamos, give me my VR capabilities on Linux and I'll say goodbye to Windows forever.

Guy who owns the online, PC version of Gamestop: "What if we took on Microsoft and kicked those mfers in the balls?"

I really hope they sell the GabeCube in retail outlets. It'll be a Linux machine you can just plug in and use. A lot of people will buy it as a console and then realise it works fine as a PC. That's the kind of promotion Linux needs right now.

So much for the "I'm still running Windows because I game a lot" crowd. No more excuses, ditch Microsoft and switch to Linux!

A friend’s response to me yet again trying to push Linux on them, all unprovoked:

“Windows is getting increasingly shit. I've had a login problem for most of the year on my work machine where the cloud stuff won't sync. I can't even use Notepad now because it's cloud-connected. I have to use Excel in the browser for similar reasons. I'd love to be able to move to Linux for everything, but I also cannot be fucked to maintain a Windows machine let alone a Linux one haha.”

This is exactly the kind of person SteamOS is going to capture, I think. The same way, Mint helped kill that whole “my operating system is my hobby” vibe.

I’ve not used SteamOS as a desktop. I own a Steam Deck, but I do think SteamOS is nearly there as an everyday user platform. It’s just a bit more aggressive with settings resets and data overwrites compared to something like Bazzite, which makes it not great for full desktop use yet. I've deep dove into nix this month and been making my own tools to bounce off the way NixOS works, like tests before switches and auto uploading to GitHub made a little webui control center etc. I could see Valve doing something similar with their OS to overcome current SteamOS's issues and improve things for an end user