A lot of older PC games can run just fine on modern phone hardware. I’d buy a SteamOS version of a phone that has some modular or built-in set of buttons and analog sticks. I don’t know how the app ecosystem would work for sensitive things like banking but it’s mostly a minor issue for me.
Mobile sucks. Smartphones are just too limited for real gaming. First problem is the hardware; you cant just put a desktop or laptop processors into a mobile device. Second is a small screen, which is very difficult to use for touchscreen controls and simply too small to actually see what is being displayed.
Absolutely. Can you imagine hearing the big picture mode starting every time you slide out the modern equivalent of this bad boy that was ahead of its time
No, because I don’t care about gaming on a phone. But I’d love to have numerous viable Linux phone alternatives to break the cartel duopoly.
I already have a smartphone, no intention of buying another one.
Even if it would offer privacy?
But why would it?
Because Linux
Just to get away from Apple and Google.
I love the trend towards Linux phones. I hope that gets a good enough foothold for me to get one.
If its a viable way to get a linux phone then sure.
Probably not Steam OS, specially, but I’d love an alternative Linux-based smartphone OS.
Maybe. My phone is not a gaming device for me. But I would choose based on how well it works for other purposes.
They don’t update the software on the steam deck frequently enough for me to be confident for phone software where security is more of a concern
It’s fine on a game device, but I have much more personal data on my phone
Is Valve’s update cycle really worse than what the typical Android device gets?
Maybe, if was cheap. Dislike Google and Apple.
Don’t care so much about games on the phone as like GPS, texting, ad blocking in the browser.
I would, yes, if it was not OS locked.
Not if it used Android, but if they ran like a Linux based OS, yeah, I’d give it a try.
As an alternative for the Apple/Google duopoly, I’d be curious. As a gaming machine, having tried playing PC games on Android, I’d say a lot of work is still needed.
If it allows side loading and has expendable storage, sure. That’s all I’m looking for.
I already despise having to charge my phone once a day. I might buy one if it were FOSS, but I don’t think I’d play many games on it.
