The Framework Desktop and Linux have shown me the path to PC gaming in the living room

Aug 24, 2025 - 14:18
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The Framework Desktop and Linux have shown me the path to PC gaming in the living room
A Framework Desktop mini PC on a TV stand shelf with a controller beside it.
It’s small, it’s relatively quiet, it has a handy sleep mode with remote wake-up, and the front tiles are even rotatable. The Framework Desktop is a great fit for a living room.

I've long dreamed of doing all my gaming on PC - a single platform that's easily upgradeable and lets me play my overstuffed Steam library wherever and however I like. The Steam Deck is a fantastic handheld, but for my living room, I want something more powerful that works as well on my TV as it does at a desk. Believe me, I've tried. Gaming laptops are noisy and awkward, desktops are too chunky, and Windows is annoying to navigate without a keyboard and mouse. I had hoped that Valve's Steam Machine experiment was my ticket, but it crashed and burned long ago. Nothing's ever been as easy as a PlayStation 5.

But I'm newly optimistic. I've sp …

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