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Valve adds CD-ROM drive support to Steam Frame kernel, took less than ten minutes — update comes one day after user requests for capability in the Steam Community forum (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] 3 points 4 days ago* (5 children)

Uhm, they just did not thought of enabling the kernel module because it's an embeeded system that has no CD/DVD/BlueRay reader...

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  • [–] 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)

    … it’s intended to have stuff added to it. It’s like having a modular pc without the drivers for controllers or a keyboard and mouse.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 days ago (3 children)

    No one though of adding a CD drive to a VR apparently, which makes sense considering you are supposed to move with a VR

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  • [–] 0 points 4 days ago (2 children)

    Cd drives have been usb powered for decades now, people use them on the deck, why wouldn’t they use it on VR? It’s a feature they essentially chose to remove from one device to the next.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    Do you walk around while playing a game on the steam deck?

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  • [–] 0 points 4 days ago*

    I use it to transfer cd ISOs to it while I’m not actively gaming.

    Why on earth would you assume it would be used for active gaming? Hardly any games run off the cd anyways, it installs to the HD since it loads in a fraction of the time.

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