Probably going to have hardware root of trust, which I expect will heavily split the community.
why would it, neither require this on windows
Windows doesn't have it so they don't cut off most of the playerbase. Linux + online gaming on the other hand is basically nonexistant right now so they don't have to deal with legacy hardware.
lol yeah. This might be the first PC-like device with a hardware root of trust that isn't completely broken (like intel's)
I'd be a little skeptical of that. Valve's commitment here is to "providing SteamOS as a platform", not "building a really appealing handheld". It seems counterintuitive, but I'd imagine Valve is lobbying for the entire Linux platform right now: especially after you hear the rhetoric on their dev page for the Deck.