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Comment by SXX

1 day ago

Valve started to invest in Linux and open source 10 years before releasing Steam Deck. They started hiring OSS developers back in 2012 and Deck released in 2022:

https://www.phoronix.com/review/valve_linux_dampfnudeln

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pitched  15 hours ago

The Steam Machine (Steam Deck predecessor) had leaks/announcements in 2013 and shipped in 2015 so that lines up.

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