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Peter Defends Buying Steam Machine Despite Linux Game Gaps

A three-panel meme using screenshots from a Spider-Man film series, featuring two male actors in a dialogue. The first panel shows the left actor saying, 'I'm buying the new Steam Machine.' The second panel shows the right actor responding, 'But Peter, there's no Fortnite or Call of Duty because it's Linux.' The third panel shows the left actor (Peter) retorting, 'I just told you I'm buying it, you don't have to sell it to me.' The meme humorously depicts enthusiasm for purchasing a Linux-based Steam Machine despite the lack of popular mainstream games, highlighting a sarcastic dismissal of the other person's concern.
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Peter
I'm buying the new Steam Machine.
Other Person
But Peter, there's no Fortnite or Call of Duty because it's Linux.
Peter
I just told you I'm buying it, you don't have to sell it to me.

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Dialogue about purchasing a Linux-based Steam Machine despite lack of popular games like Fortnite and Call of Duty

Overview

A three-panel meme using screenshots from a Spider-Man film series, featuring two male actors in a dialogue. The first panel shows the left actor saying, 'I'm buying the new Steam Machine.' The second panel shows the right actor responding, 'But Peter, there's no Fortnite or Call of Duty because it's Linux.' The third panel shows the left actor (Peter) retorting, 'I just told you I'm buying it, you don't have to sell it to me.' The meme humorously depicts enthusiasm for purchasing a Linux-based Steam Machine despite the lack of popular mainstream games, highlighting a sarcastic dismissal of the other person's concern.

Origin notes

Source: Reddit:Meme with original title 'Based take'. The image is a remix of screenshots from the Spider-Man film series (likely featuring Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield), edited to add fictional dialogue about the Steam Machine and Linux. The original movie scenes are repurposed with new text to create a meme about gaming technology preferences.

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