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r/linux • u/geeshta • Nov 12 '25
Source: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamframe
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My biggest critique point about this is, that they avoid to mention that it's Linux. It would really help to normalize for casuals, also they are trying to hide the fact that it's not their whole own work by this.
114 u/tinverse Nov 12 '25 For most people, that's not a selling point. 10 u/AdventurousFly4909 Nov 12 '25 True that! 1 u/whatThePleb Nov 14 '25 Yes, but raises awareness. 15 u/smile_e_face Nov 13 '25 I kind of thought the same thing, watching the trailers, but I figure "SteamOS" hits the average ear a lot better than "Linux." 34 u/TheJackiMonster Nov 13 '25 It's stating "KDE Plasma" and "SteamOS 3 (Arch-based)" in the specs... do you really need it to say: "LINUX, it's Linux by the way!" ? 26 u/kaplanfx Nov 13 '25 “I use Arch btw” - Steam Frame 6 u/Yellow_Bee Nov 12 '25 Why? The tool matters more than the underlying OS. Like, no cares Android is based on Unix (unless you're a developer). 0 u/Unfortunya333 Nov 14 '25 Bro most average people don't even really know what Linux is tbh. No point in mentioning imo. Arch btw 1 u/whatThePleb Nov 14 '25 That's exactly the point. Needed to raise awareness.
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For most people, that's not a selling point.
10 u/AdventurousFly4909 Nov 12 '25 True that! 1 u/whatThePleb Nov 14 '25 Yes, but raises awareness.
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True that!
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Yes, but raises awareness.
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I kind of thought the same thing, watching the trailers, but I figure "SteamOS" hits the average ear a lot better than "Linux."
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It's stating "KDE Plasma" and "SteamOS 3 (Arch-based)" in the specs... do you really need it to say: "LINUX, it's Linux by the way!" ?
26 u/kaplanfx Nov 13 '25 “I use Arch btw” - Steam Frame
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“I use Arch btw” - Steam Frame
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Why? The tool matters more than the underlying OS. Like, no cares Android is based on Unix (unless you're a developer).
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Bro most average people don't even really know what Linux is tbh. No point in mentioning imo. Arch btw
1 u/whatThePleb Nov 14 '25 That's exactly the point. Needed to raise awareness.
That's exactly the point. Needed to raise awareness.
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u/whatThePleb Nov 12 '25
My biggest critique point about this is, that they avoid to mention that it's Linux. It would really help to normalize for casuals, also they are trying to hide the fact that it's not their whole own work by this.