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Title: Valve Enters the Console Wars

Link: https://games.slashdot.org/story/25/11/12/201...

Valve has unveiled a new Steam Machine console, taking a second shot at
living room gaming a decade after its 2015 Steam Machine initiative failed.
The 6-inch cube runs Linux-based SteamOS but plays Windows games through
Proton, a compatibility layer built on Wine that translates Microsoft
graphical APIs. Valve spent over a decade working on SteamOS and ways to run
Windows games on Linux after the original Steam Machines failed. The device
promises six times the performance of the Steam Deck handheld using AMD's
2022-2023 technology. In an interaction with The Verge, Valve demonstrated
Cyberpunk 2077 running at settings comparable to PS5 Pro or beyond on a 4K
television. The console updates games in the background and includes
automatic HDMI television control that Valve tested against a warehouse of
home entertainment equipment. The system navigates entirely through gamepad
controls and resumes games instantly from sleep mode. Valve said pricing will
be "comparable to a PC with similar specs" rather than subsidized like
traditional consoles. PCs with similar GPUs have cost roughly $1,000 or more.
Linux currently plays Windows games better than Windows in side-by-side
tests.

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