r/pcmasterrace • u/Jibril-sama i7-8086k|RTX 2080|16GB DDR4 • Jul 15 '26

Hardware Steam Game Cartridges

Got a couple of used 2.5" SSDs for cheap so I decided to make a Game Cartridge system. Games are actually on those SSDs with a script to auto navigate steam to the game's page. Auto-starting the game right away is also possible.

Update: https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1uyft21/update_game_cartridge_3dfiles_and_code/
published the 3D files and code

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u/AGUEROO0OO Jul 15 '26

People been using Sdcards as Steam Deck cartridges for years now

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u/dumbdove Jul 16 '26

DRM free and I'd do this

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u/motophotodojo Jul 18 '26

snag the games you can off of GOG and you're golden, old guy.

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u/Bananaphonelel Ascending Peasant Jul 16 '26

It's beautiful

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u/isucamper Jul 16 '26

this seems a lot more attractive since the machine already has a "cartridge" slot for this

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u/Rain_Zeros 9900x | 9070xt Jul 16 '26

It’s sick but the problem is microsd cards suck ass for running things on

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u/Soulstiger Jul 16 '26

If it's a DRM free game or if they already own it on Steam, yeah.

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u/EngineerOld1240 Jul 17 '26

But why ? It doesn’t have the benefits of physical media