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Comment by SXX

20 hours 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  13 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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