Steam Machine runs SteamOS... The same OS as the SteamDeck.

I imagine the functionality of games that require separate launchers won't differ much if at all between SteamDeck and Steam Machine.

- Games that require kernel level anti-cheats usually don't work on Linux.
- Games that require other launchers may or may not work. Check compatibility first.

Use https://www.protondb.com/ to check compatibility ratings for games on Steam.

It's a PC. You want to play those games, you need the launcher/accounts.

A new PC does not change how licensing works, OP.

If Valve had managed to bribe the largest videogame companies to omit their infrastructure in favor of Steam (or to integrate their infrastructure in Steam), that would be all over the news. Not only gaming news, but general IT news.

depends if the game runs on linux ... and as said you still need those accounts, because often it also functions as drm

quite a few PS, Xbox and EA games run fine on linux. only the latest EA ones are a problem due to their new anticheat.

Oprindeligt skrevet af Peanut Butter:

Will We be able to play EA, XBOX and PS Games Without Their Respected Accounts And Launchers? Or Will we have to download EA, Xbox, PS Launchers And Have Ten Million Accounts For Different Games? Like Can i just play dead space without an EA account on the gabecube? Or will we have to download the ea launcher?

I'm still hoping that EA gives up on the App and let us go through the stores like Bethesda did.

Generally speaking, the third-party launchers on Linux (including SteamOS) are pretty barebones because those companies don't put much effort into making Linux native clients. In my experience, with the exception of just a handful of games, I get a better experience on Linux with games that use third-party launchers than I ever did on Windows.

Ultimately, I wish we could get rid of all the third-party launcher requirements (I shouldn't have to keep a third-party launcher open to play a game I purchased on Steam) but yeah, it's not nearly as big of a deal as one might think. In fact, on my Deck, I barely even see any hint of those launchers in the first place, they're usually more like a pre-launch splash screen than anything.