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[–] CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago (29 children)

Not sure why this is getting down votes. Price is the key factor most parents look at, and most people who aren't into technology probably don't know what the steam deck is or know what "gaming on Linux" means. That is what is stopping a good friend of mine. Price is a huge factor, but the intimidation from lack of knowledge is just as big

[–] Blackmist 1 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

If it wasn't for the fact that a lot of people here have a good sized Steam library, I doubt they'd have a Steam Deck either.

It's more a "bonus way to play about half your PC games on the toilet" than it is a primary gaming platform.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Nah, you're not giving the steam deck nearly enough credit. It fills a very similar niche to the switch - a viable mobile gaming option that can also be readily used for couch gaming. You don't need a large steam library to get use out of that, just like how the average switch owner probably only has a few switch games.

[–] Blackmist 0 points 17 hours ago

You could. But realistically how many have?

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