• @TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    33•6 months ago

    To everybody dismissing this because they already have a steam deck: do you not think more SteamOS devices is a good thing for Linux/Proton gaming? This benefits Steam Deck owners too.

    I have a deck and would 100% buy a Deck 2 assuming the price isn’t crazy, but I absolutely want more SteamOS offerings from other companies too.

    • @BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org
      27•6 months ago

      Lacklustre hardware, poor Linux support, and anti-consumer business practices.

      These are the things that Asus are all about and it’s why I dismiss their product.

      • @TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12•6 months ago

        As for the “poor Linux support” - that’s exactly what people are talking about reversing. If it officially supported SteamOS and had up-streamed drivers in the kernel, it wouldn’t have poor Linux support.

        As for the other stuff, sure, perhaps you’re right. But nobody is saying you have to buy it. It’s still a benefit to you as a SD user to have more people using SteamOS.

    • bitwolfEnglish
      5•6 months ago

      Honestly I’d the Asus built an x16 capable open standard connector, and preinstalled a Linux OS on the Ally I would buy it over the Deck.

      That I feel would be a truly innovative product that pushes forward the status quo and the least common denominator for the portable market.

      I tried to express that in my survey

    • _cryptagion [he/him]English
      1•6 months ago

      Sure, as long as it’s not made by ASUS. I used to always buy ASUS. My last gaming rig had an ASUS motherboard and GPU. Nowadays, I’m not interested in ever buying anything from them again after hearing about their RMA controversy. I need to know that if I get a component that’s DoA or fails under warranty, that the company that makes it has my back.

  • UlrichEnglish
    11•6 months ago

    Done, thanks. I hit them pretty hard on Linux but moreso on customer/warranty support. They have a longstanding and well-earned reputation for trying to screw their customers after sale.

    • wingsfortheirsmilesEnglish
      2•6 months ago

      Charging to unlock the bootloader on the Zenfone 10 after dragging their feet on the promised solution was the last straw for me. I completed the survey putting good customer service level with SteamOS support

      • @TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4•6 months ago

        There are some in this community who are willing to go into “2008 web forum user in a PlayStation vs Xbox thread” over basically any consumer electronics they buy. Not just in terms of PC handhelds, but stuff like graphics card vendor too. It’s wild.

        Bought a steam deck? Well then everything else is utter SHIT and those people are MORONS. Anybody that doesn’t buy a Steam Deck should be Windows only, even if that disadvantages me too!

        We should be welcoming of people running whatever OS they want, and welcoming of manufacturers giving the option of SteamOS. Even more so when it will benefit Linux (and by extension Steam Deck) gamers.

  • @ximtor@lemm.ee
    5•6 months ago

    After their shit about the Phone unlock tool I would rather not buy Asus in the first place…

  • @Stampela@startrek.websiteEnglish
    3•6 months ago

    I pointed out that the OS, trackpads and ergonomics are my main focus. Honestly, more Linux devices would be a win! Even if it ships with Windows but there’s an easy, official way to get Linux on the thing that’d be great.

      • @Stampela@startrek.websiteEnglish
        2•6 months ago

        Agreed 100%, I’m happy with my 4th quarter 64gb Deck (after the ssd upgrade XD ), however choice and diversity is good. If Windows is considered a selling point, and a Linux version would have to be a separate SKU, reducing availability? Giving the option to buy the single Windows SKU, and maybe downloading an official tool that installs Linux with all the necessary drivers would be better than having to justify a separate, likely less popular SKU. Plus while neither of us is interested in the Ally, other people will have different tastes. Let companies make all shapes and performance/price options for everyone :D

  • _cryptagion [he/him]English
    2•6 months ago

    Unless it has touch pads, at least four back buttons, and runs SteamOS, I do not want any such thing.