I don’t know why everybody is hating on this so much. Sure, it’s mid range and overpriced for what it is, but it’s also literally a plug and play Linux box. Can’t complain about that.
Rich out of touch dipshit who doesn’t pay his employees enough has dumb opinion…
Yes he’s rich and out of touch, but what’s the dumb opinion here?
That the steam machine is a good computer? That the experience of using steamOS on a steam machine is seamless? The gaming performance isn’t top tier?
There’s more people in this thread hating on Linus than taking about the steam machine. Since the steam machine is actually a competant device they need to hate on something.
LTT owns a private jet.
Since Dec 2025, it has emitted 339.6 t CO₂ — 71x the average person’s annual carbon footprint. Commercial would’ve been 7.1 t.
Honestly this doesnt add anything to a otherwise healthy discussion in this threat. This is a Linux focused community and not at all about the climate. So many other people own private jets.
Honestly this doesnt add anything
Yes it does. It tells us the kind of person this is, namely someone who doesn’t give a fuck about anything or anyone else. Therefore his opinion is worthless.
And in case you haven’t noticed: everything is about climate change.
Linux is good for the climate
See, i mixed the two subjects
Expanding upon your mix, Some say that Linux distros should or shouldn’t comply with age verification. Should or shouldn’t be libre and copy left. Should or shouldn’t accept llm authored contributions. There is nothing wrong with talking about the politics of Linux.
The climate crisis and how it is made worse by a well-known figure in this field is definitely on topic.
linus goes wherever the money and attention is. steam fanboys click like a lot.
Or he could’ve just enjoyed the experience and shared it? Why does intent have to assumed in everything. Every big youtuber posts for views, that’s quite literally the point. And he did say in the review that he’ll use it for a month and update his opinion and many times mentioned in his podcast how much he’s liking it.
linus
Nothing he says matters to anyone
Yes, please let’s stop granting this dickhead relevance.
What did I miss?
He let money and fame go to his head and lost touch with what was important; his ego is more important than doing the right thing to him. Constant inaccuracies in their videos. Original employees started jumping ship because they weren’t making enough. A bunch of scandals including messing up a review and tanking a startup before auctioning off the prototype the company lent them, employee harassment/verbal abuse, etc.
Don’t forget the whole ‘buying a private jet’ thing.
Let’s not forget the Honey scandal when he sold his own audience for money.
Or where he sold other companies property for money. Then lied about making things right with the company. Then made an asshole apology video, then made a “genuine” apology video.
While every known face besides him seems to be fleeing the company.
Good summary. I also remember it didn’t sit quite right with me that they were having company employees work on their private home renovation (and a second one, and maybe a third one, if I’m not mistaken?). “Here’s a long format YouTube video of people hoping to make it big in the media/tech industry doing up their millionaire bosses’ house” … Really?
Been a while since I watched LTT. But, found out some original people left. Watched Jake’s video going over his time there as one of the LMG lifers on why he quit. An interesting thing he said was “You kind of start thinking while you’re working on your boss’s third house, if you’re ever going to be able to buy a house.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqVxgcKQO2E
I lost interest in LTT years back after he started coming off as more of a tech bro throwing around his wealth and his opinion on unions.
But, pretty surprising LMG Lifers like him who were there before LTT became a corporate success didn’t get things like shares, but instead were paid like regular employees. Thought the wealth would have been shared among the staff who helped get the small start up into something big.
Guess it was one of those usual we are family type businesses where early staff put in long hours at odds hours with various responsibilities to help the business get its footing, but people never really progressing beyond simple employees so didn’t benefit from business growth like those who hold shares would.
The two guys who left had bigger ego issues, the woman who ended up leaving had more of a case but even then, LTT is a business, shit happens especially in the tech industry.
A lot of unnecessary shit happened which could easily have been avoided.
“Shit happens” is not a good defence for anything.
They just hate anything that isn’t Gamers Nexus.
That isn’t true, der8aur is good too :P
Did anything he say ever matter?
Yeah but Linus also says Linux isn’t good because he’s unable to read.
Yeah but Linus also says Linux isn’t good because he’s unable to read.
He’s literally saying the opposite of what you’re claiming in this.
I’m referring to events in the past. I’m not convinced that he’s since learned how to read or is a trustworthy source of information.
https://linux-speakup.org/speakup.html
Speakup, originally written by Kirk Reiser and Andy Berdan, is a screen review package for the Linux operating system.
Speakup allows you to interact with applications and the GNU/Linux operating system with audible feedback from the console using a synthetic speech device.
Speakup is licensed under the GNU General Public License.
Speakup allows you to navigate around the screen using the typical screen review functions such as say word, say line, announce cursor position, which console your currently on, and much, much more. It also allows one to load in configuration parameters for controlling various aspects of the synthesizer you are using, as well as speakup itself.
Any new computer for $1000 bucks is going to have middling performance these days, I don’t think Linus was arguing against that. He just appreciated the curated experience and whatnot. I’d argue that I’ve had a very similar experience on Kubuntu, but I will also say that the updates haven’t always been as smooth as on my SteamDeck, but then again that’s also true on Windows.
In the end I’m just glad that Linux is getting more attention overall. Maybe someone will see this, decide that the Steam Machine isn’t the best for them, and install some other OS with KDE and have a similar experience. Whatever you think of Linus, him saying that 2026 is the year of the Linux desktop is a positive thing.
Just realizing that the PC i built myself as a teen for about $1000 back then would probably be like $2000 in today’s money, not even counting the recent spike in RAM and storage.
$1000 today is like $500 back then…
thats what monopolies get you
Yeah I’m literally helping my cousin install cachyOS after he watched that video to try out Linux on his gaming laptop
So despite all the controversy about LTT. If we can put that aside for a moment. I do think this is in general good advertising for Linux. LTT does have a very large audience. And a lot of “normie” users that watch as well. He’s Linux choices and info could defiantly use some improvements though.
Except the part where they are happy to slander all and any Linux distros because they are too stupid to rtfm.
The only reason they are speaking of steamOS now is bevcause thats the current trend. The same way when Mint was the trend. The same way when zorin… Garuda… You get it.
the only thing i don’t get is why they were speaking about popOS so much? is popOS really that big of a distro?
Nope.
The only reason is that they have a download for nvidia button on the first page.
And if you don’t have the motivation to search „distro xy nvidia” and copy paste the 2 or 3 commands to do it (or in the case of mint or Ubuntu do it via GUI) its simply easier to rave about a feature thats advertised on the website than to look for another 5 minutes and realise that its the norm.
Or in non Linux terms: it’s easier to look at the packaging of the $5 bottle and say its the best because it says leak proof than to try the $5 Aluminium isolating coffee cup from recycled Metal and anti spill over opening and actually make a fair comparison
I do think this is in general good advertising for Linux.
Sort of, but unfortunately the Steam Machine is supply constrained, so more advertising for the SM specifically isn’t that helpful. Maybe he should try other Linux OEMs too, or beginner friendly KDE distros in general like Kubuntu
Talking about it running Linux and that being a viable option defiantly is. It is the Linux aspect I am referring to no at all the SM.
You are welcome to spoon feed all of the linus fans with the flavour of the month distro"s, or now I guess with steam os. Less than 5% of them will be worth it. It’s very ironic to end up at linux due to someone like linus.
How did you even get that conclusion from my post? Like I said and maybe you missed it in my first comment… But he’s “Linux choices and info could defiantly be improved”
I don’t think steam OS is a great choice for a general use desktop. Far from it actually. I don’t even use many of the hyped distros my self. Mainly staying on opensue,alpine and some others for my stuff.
Still saying “Linux” and mentioning KDE being viable for desktop use is a good thing.
I’m happy for linus to send his zombies to distro’s (other than what I use), but they will just annoy people on forums etc, and blame linux after they use ai to f*ck it all up. You can only watch trashtubers for so long without clearly being trash yourself. We all start somewhere, and internet searches push people towards the biggest/trashiest channels, but anyone who is genuinely interested in tech, and wants it to improve in meaningful ways, will soon move on from linus et al.
No doubt KDE appreciates the shout out for being “viable” …
Yhea steam machine was designed to be faster than 75% (not your top 25% top gaming PC). I think think it’s fair of a lot of people to compair there before RAM-boom prices expensive computers to such an device.
I kind of agree with Linus here that SteamOS is an excellent option for a simple gaming OS, I will probably add another option to boot to soon
faster than 75% of calculator watches
Interesting watches that they can enter the steam hardware survey
If it weren’t for all those Ti-84 graphing calculators people use the steam machine would be an even lower spec!
but no, see, its okay, because you can use FSR to play games at 40fps at 1080p. So that makes it good. /s
If Linus goes Linux as their main system and its reflected in their channel topics, then after years I might go back to watching his Tech Tips.
Hes a piece of shit in general, don’t work too hard going back.
I stopped watching him after what Gamers Nexus covered. So missed everything what happened after, besides the Linux coverage, which I watched as reaction videos from Linux YouTubers.
I already wasn’t watching LTT at the time, but I stopped watching Gamers Nexus after other YouTubers showed receipts that his video was false.
