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SteamOS runs on jailbroken Nintendo Switch

6 comments

  1. [5]
    JCPhoenix
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    Is SteamOS gonna be the new Doom? In that people will try to run it on toasters and Ti-83s? I'm not complaining; let's get SteamOS on more things!

    Is SteamOS gonna be the new Doom? In that people will try to run it on toasters and Ti-83s? I'm not complaining; let's get SteamOS on more things!

    6 votes
    1. [4]
      largepanda
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      It already is in some circles, YouTuber Bringus Studios has made it a habit of putting SteamOS or similar gaming Linux OSes (Bazzite, ChimeraOS, etc) onto devices they were never meant for,...

      It already is in some circles, YouTuber Bringus Studios has made it a habit of putting SteamOS or similar gaming Linux OSes (Bazzite, ChimeraOS, etc) onto devices they were never meant for, including a medical display computer, a clear plastic prison laptop, a Google Meet conferencing computer, a network firewall appliance, and more.

      Even back in 2016, fail0verflow ended their demonstration of getting Linux running on the PS4 by launching Steam and playing Portal 2 on it.

      When Steam runs just about anywhere, seeing it running on funny devices isn't too hard to achieve and is definitely amusing.

      3 votes
      1. [3]
        CannibalisticApple
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        I now want to see a picture of someone sitting in front of their smart fridge with a controller playing a game. It feels like the kind of image that'd go viral.

        I now want to see a picture of someone sitting in front of their smart fridge with a controller playing a game. It feels like the kind of image that'd go viral.

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          moocow1452
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          Wish granted: https://youtu.be/FnEW6dX_BmU
          1 vote
          1. CannibalisticApple
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            Not exactly what I meant, but apparently it actually works. Actually that seems like an awesome option for blind gamers! That said, I'm pretty sure I did see someone on reddit get Skyrim loaded on...

            Not exactly what I meant, but apparently it actually works. Actually that seems like an awesome option for blind gamers!

            That said, I'm pretty sure I did see someone on reddit get Skyrim loaded on their smart fridge years ago. But not the same as a photo or video of someone sitting in a kitchen chair with a controller in hand, staring very intently at their fridge door xD

  2. puhtahtoe
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    This looks like a cool and still worthwhile accomplishment but calling it SteamOS seems incorrect. The article itself says it's just the Steam client running on ARM Ubuntu. Not to detract from the...

    This looks like a cool and still worthwhile accomplishment but calling it SteamOS seems incorrect. The article itself says it's just the Steam client running on ARM Ubuntu.

    Not to detract from the work though - it's still impressive.

    2 votes