2026-10-26T11:02:29Z https://nostr.now Phorm The Vixdjinn https://nostr.now/npub185hm89d4ej4mxkqd0y830lx0zswmr0xses2qmhdxdnraryky28pqps9maq https://dragon.style/system/accounts/avatars/000/000/427/original/0f34d687f49f19b8.png https://dragon.style/system/accounts/avatars/000/000/427/original/0f34d687f49f19b8.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgve6782d6cu38evx0fssjdv37wp0shwlgth8rhzppl7x4u62855qzyq7jlvu4khx2hv6cp4us79lueu2pmvdu6rxpgrwa5ekv05vjc3guyp9tens I know a lot of folks have been going on about it, but Steam&#39;s latest hardware announcement has been utterly insane for the day and age in which we live.<br/><br/>Consider that they didn&#39;t hype it up with a launch event. They didn&#39;t sell a bunch of hype and buzzwords. All they did was release a ~6 minute video that effectively described the hardware and what it would provide, and had a webpage with *actual specs on it*. <br/><br/>They invited a bunch of tech reporters/YouTubers to their HQ, but they let them talk to *engineers*, not marketing people. The discussions focused on real capabilities of the hardware, and actual demonstrations. No vapor and promises. Not glitz and glam.<br/><br/>They made it clear this is all SteamOS driven, and that they have a focus of getting *existing x86 Windows software* running not only on Linux, but on ARM and in VR!!<br/><br/>They aren&#39;t pitching a closed ecosystem. They said, outright, &#34;This is your hardware, you can do whatever you want with it&#34;.<br/><br/>THEY DIDN&#39;T MENTION AI ONCE.<br/><br/>And they&#39;re _already_ making a bigger splash than any competitor ever did, even though those competitors have gobs more money they&#39;ve thrown at this stuff, and tremendously more staff.<br/><br/>It&#39;s flabbergasting. I hope they make enough of an impact with all this that people sit up and take notice. 2025-11-14T16:35:36Z