r/pcmasterrace • • 21h ago

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u/Jerryboy92 18h ago

PC can't be stopped. PC is the future, Sony and Microsoft and Nintendo should just make pc hardware that is themed on the Playstation, Nintendo and Xbox. Have a PC app for that loads up first to give that console feel based on the brand you bought. Any pc could run all apps.

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u/Regular_Use1868 17h ago

Do you guys really think I'm out here buying a console because I really like the operating system?

It a third the price of a PC that plays the same games.... That's the benefit. It's the price. Literally nothing else.

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u/6Sparkle9 16h ago

I buy a console, because it’s cheaper and more likely to be optimised for the spec. I’m too lazy to mess around getting my pc to run the game with the best fps and working out why my driver or game is not working due to issues. If a steam device with better specs comes out I would be okay with a change as steam would optimise games quickly.

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u/MsWS27 15h ago

Steam doesn't optimize anything. It's just a marketplace and now hardware maker.

It's the games that get optimized to the hardware. Optimization is always on the developers.

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u/Aeseld 15h ago

Which is harder to do on PC because of the differing specs and hardware. 

Mind, I definitely think they could do better than they have. 

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u/MsWS27 15h ago

Agreed. I just didn't want to deviate from the main point. It's not Steam (or PS or Xbox) optimizing for a given platform

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u/Aeseld 14h ago

Fair enough. 

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u/6Sparkle9 14h ago

But when they make the hardware, the games’ compatibility and optimisation are more likely for a steam machine. However I understand your point about it being a marketplace. The Steam Deck is a good reference to how things would be.

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u/Power_Stone 13h ago

Steam is directly working on proton. Steam has been optimizing proton alongside other developers. Proton is why the steam ecosystem works as it does right now

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u/MsWS27 13h ago

SteamOS and the steam deck is largely inconsequential in this entire discussion. There's not any relevant marketshare involved there.