Post #2177365

2026-05-07 20:18 UTC

Like you, I am excited about it for the sake of the community, though I’m hard pressed to find any reason to play games on my Android phone as it is. Android games are either ad infested junk that isn’t interesting to me, or open source and playable on Linux already. I’ve messed around with Waydroid because it sounds cool in theory, but every time I get it installed, I’m like “now what?” I can’t think of anything to actually do with it, so I imagine it’ll be the same for Lepton. Still, very cool to have the options, and I’m happy that Linux is getting more attention as a preferred platform such that gaming companies recognize the value in supporting translation layers for it.

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@FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 2026-05-07 20:45

I think a SteamOS gaming phone would make sense for Valve tbh. There is a market there that is untapped that they could pursue with gusto! Handheld, PC, VR, and phone would close the loop nicely i think.

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@cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-05-07 20:58

Mobile games usually aren’t controllable with a keyboard and mouse. Being able to run them doesn’t do much good if you can’t control them. Most of the games aren’t even worth playing. They are infested with micro transactions, which are much worse than ads.

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@warmaster@lemmy.world 2026-05-07 20:49

What about streaming apps: Netflix, Disney Plus, etc. would that be a way to stream 4k video on Linux? IIRC, Firefox or Chromium based browsers on Linux don't allow that. If so, that would be a great way for those wanting to stream using their Steam Machine, Frame and custom Linux based HTPCs.

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