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by bigyabai 36 days ago
> with Windows but still open and you could load SteamOS on it

You're describing Every Computer Ever.
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IshKebab 36 days ago
Every x86 PC ever. That's not true for ARM machines or Mac. Or the myriad of other closed platforms that are computers.
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pseudosavant 36 days ago
As opposed to an Xbox, which doesn't do that. But the XSX also costs 43% less.
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bigyabai 36 days ago
The Xbox is subsidized by the Xbox Live subscription service, Windows and Steam are not.

Mainstream console pricing is a bloodbath enabled only by perverse financial incentives.

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