Repairability and general hackability are core design goals of the Steam Deck compared to other devices. On the software side, they don't hide the desktop Linux core.
Valve is one of the few companies I don't feel is egregiously cashing in on their market monopoly store fees. The amount of value they give back is astounding. I remember buying a logitech racing wheel and finding it didn't work on linux, when I looked it up I saw a valve employee on the linux mailing list with a patch ready to merge to fix it.
And then there is the incredible work done on Proton. I couldn't have imagined the future of gaming on linux was that Wine would be improved so much you couldn't tell it was being used.. At the time everyone figured you just had to complain in the game forums for a linux version and eventually it would work.
And then there is the incredible work done on Proton. I couldn't have imagined the future of gaming on linux was that Wine would be improved so much you couldn't tell it was being used.. At the time everyone figured you just had to complain in the game forums for a linux version and eventually it would work.