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Valve may be working on a direct competitor to the Nvidia Shield (www.xda-developers.com)

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Valve may be developing a "Steam Box" powered by SteamOS

The new kernel designed for "AMD Lilac" hints at possible new hardware

The device seems more of a competitor for Nvidia Shield than an upcoming Steam Deck 2.

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[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I use a laptop hooked up to my TV which is vastly superior in the most important way for me: ad blocking.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How much did your laptop cost compared to something like a $199 Shield?

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This one cost me about $300 refurbished because I also use it for some light gaming. The one I used prior to this one was $160.

[–] wolfshadowheart@leminal.space 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The shield is a bit stronger than light gaming.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

The shield isn't meant as a gaming device, it's a streaming device. I mean you can run games on it, I guess, but it's an Android device and its purpose is to stream from PC to your TV.

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No, it isn't.

You can install emulators on the shield to play classic roms and you can stream games from your PC or the cloud to it. My laptop does both of those things. Plus I can install some modern games like Hades 2, block ads on every video and music streaming service, and be more in control of where my data goes.

I'm pretty sure the only thing the Shield does that my laptop won't is a.i. upscaling which is not an important feature for me.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 0 points 2 weeks ago

Most people, when speaking about a gaming device, aren't talking about the ability to play things from 40 years ago that you could run on a smart toaster