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People saying just build your own steam machine don't get its appeal (programming.dev)
submitted 3 days ago by avocado@programming.dev to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Doing it yourself would mean visiting one of those build your own pc forums for help, and I think most people would rather kill themselves.

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[–] JayGray91@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago

Idk, I still think it has some merit. It can reduce a lot of troubleshooting when something not playing right. There's 1001 things that can go right and wrong with PC gaming. Reducing the hardware to near zero with a standardized rig takes a lot of headache off IMO.

Some people just want to play games from Steam without all the pc gaming hobby's baggage. They probably already have other fulfilling hobbies they learn from. What's wrong not adding another hobby to go down a rabbit hole?

~~Maybe I'm too optimistic~~