ChimeraOS dev announced Kazeta, a new Linux OS aimed at recreating a classic console experience
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/chimeraos-dev-announced-kazeta-a-new-linux-os-aimed-at-recreating-a-classic-console-experience/
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098qwelkjzxc@feddit.uk · 18 pts · 1y
The title doesn't really do this justice, it's an OS that boots directly into PC games loaded onto SD cards, like loading a cartridge in an old console. Really cool, makes me want to buy something to put it on
emeralddawn45@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y
Seems like a silly idea.. its not like an nvme drive takes up a ton of space so eveb a small form factor pc could have a massive drive and an interface for multiple games. Ehats the point of loading them onto sd cards if you have to already download or acquire them elsewhere? Just make a good interface that lets you scroll through a list of games. My steamdeck already does that, and lets me boot right back into a game where i left off, but doesnt make me constantly change the SD card to play a different game.
Sanctus@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
The point is to change physical media per game, just like a classic console.
Ulrich@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
According to the creator, that's too complicated for some people:
Personally, I find it hard to believe that any meaningful amount of people could struggle with that. If they do, they'd probably also struggle to use any other gaming machine.
emeralddawn45@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 1y
You could definitely pare down steamOS alot for a more user friendly but less powerful environment. Get rid of all the steam specific shit like the storefront and friends list and all the bells and whistles and just have a launcher that displays game art and title. That would still be leagues better than having a single game on each flash card.
Ulrich@feddit.org · -2 pts · 1y
If you want something that runs like an old console, why not just...buy an old console? This just seems like "let's buy a modern PC and pretend". It's like a Easy Bake oven or some shit.
angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com · 7 pts · 1y
Sounds like it could be a cool novelty for a little while, but ultimately it's a waste of SD Card to make them for every game you have. Also, isn't it not great for SD Cards to constantly read or write from them?
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 1y
Reading has never been a problem for any solid state media. Once it's written you can read it as many times as you'd like with almost no wear. Writing can be a problem, but they say the SD cards are read only once they're made so unless you're constantly swapping software on the card then you'll be fine.
angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 1y
Makes sense (I think what put that in my head was someone advising against booting Windows from SD Card on Steam Deck.)
shiroininja@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I think the boogeyman of failing sd cards is mostly ridiculous. I’ve literally used micro sd cards in 24/7 Raspberry pis for 4-6 years straight no problem. Some of those with things like syncthing and a bot that constantly downloads YouTube videos, and others that capture and record data. I’ve absolutely never had an SD card fail in any device since I started using Pis in 2014.
Buy quality cards. My favorites have been the Samsung Evos, I have multiple that are still running and I haven’t bought a card in years, excepting a 128gb one for my switch.
Lembot_0004@discuss.online · 5 pts · 1y
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech · 2 pts · 1y
Yeah my brain went immediately to "that's why we have batocera". I mean more is good, but also, it's tight there and already very mature
Lembot_0004@discuss.online · 2 pts · 1y
shiroininja@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
I’m always a retropie/emulation station person
SpaceMan9000@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Lots of people seem to forget that the evercade is still a thing.
flemtone@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
You mean like Batocera, there are a few Os' that boot straight from usb/sd and let you run emulated games.