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Handheld PC makers are slowly losing touch with Valve's successful Steam Deck template of affordability, and that's very concerning (www.techradar.com)
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[โ€“] Natanael 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

No, the container environment uses default open source libraries. You don't add any Steam dependencies to make software run in that environment. You can run it without Steam too. It's just that Valve are the ones maintaining and updating this particular packaging of containers. When Valve releases new versions of their container (including updated default system libraries), you have to test compatibility with it or stick to using an older one. Similar to how Windows software versions would work best with different Proton versions.

You can use the Steam SDK when using it, and you can also choose not to.

Flatpack is a separate thing, which only handles Linux software within the regular desktop environment (a different method for packing software dependencies, managing system permissions, etc). The main difference is that Flatpack software can integrate with the regular Linux desktop environment, but the container based solution is fully separate from it (runs in gaming mode).

[โ€“] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago

Sounds interesting and eases my concern about the dependency on large corporations.

PS: What I meant by comparing Flatpack with the packaging from the SteamSDK is the general idea behind it (e.g. containerizing and isolating from the OS).