sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoValve prices the Steam Machine at $1,049www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down15
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minus-squareharrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down5·1 day agoWithout a controller. With 512GB of storage. Older hardware that performs worse than a PS5 Pro.
minus-squareramble81@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 day 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-down5·1 day 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-up6·1 day 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.
minus-squarerenegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoWith enough modding, you can technically turn your Civic into a pickup truck, that doesn’t mean a Tacoma is for suckers.
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.
With enough modding, you can technically turn your Civic into a pickup truck, that doesn’t mean a Tacoma is for suckers.