Linux driver issues?No AMD?
Linux driver issues?No AMD?
I thought 16 gigs of ram was stupid for gaming and only really useful for stuff like video editing.
Let me make something clear to some of you.
Judging from the info on the group page, these specs list are neither the limit or the maximum specs for steam machines. All they are, are what valve thinks will be common setups, that they can then test how people use them in the living room and what modifications people are most likely to make. There will be cheaper and more expensive machines of all different form factors from other manufacturers.
Basically anything that has steamOS is a steam machine, whether you're dual booting or not. So don't complain that the steam machine(s) are too expensive when a minimum hasn't been determined.
That said, I find it hard to understand how 300 people chosen at random can help determine what constitutes typical living room use and modifications. I'd guess they a watching many forums and expect the community to be rather vocal about what they like.
In case valve are reading - HIIIIII <3 youuuu
Other than perhaps form factor and cooling solutions, is anything about these steam machines going to be custom/proprietary?
That's still way too much money when consoles are easily 1/2 or 1/3 the cost.
I don't know, maybe Valve isn't expecting to sell many of these things to begin with.
There are just the higher-end machines. There will be more.
They talk about this:What's weird is that all of these are capable gaming machines themselves. I thought there would be at least one VitaTV style machine completely reliant on the streaming feature for games.
I thought 16 gigs of ram was stupid for gaming and only really useful for stuff like video editing.
360 and PS3 are $200
Wii U is $300
You raise an interesting point. Is Valve going to want to be the official vendor of "Steam Machines," or will they license Dell, Alien, etc. to make Steam Machines sold with controllers and everything?
Can you imagine the public outrage? Hehe...
You don't, which is explicitly stated in the article.
Are you guys even reading it?
which new console is going to be $200-300 when these things launch next year?
My point is that they priced themselves out of the console market.Ouya is $100. What's your point?
It seems like Valve would want to adhere to some sort of spec guidelines, wouldn't they? Or are these basically just going to be PCs without Windows on it?
Found: Half Life 3 exclusive on Steam Machine.
My point is that they priced themselves out of the console market.
Any word on a Blu ray drive? Or digital only?
Cause nobody wants dvd anymore with 500 discs
How do you know? Because someone said there might be a $600 model?
i didnt know anybody wanted physical media at all
It seems like Valve would want to adhere to some sort of spec guidelines, wouldn't they? Or are these basically just going to be PCs without Windows on it?
I still don't get the point of the hardware beta-test. They are basically handing away 300 PCs in small cases, and tell people to use said PCs in their living room.
Any word on a Blu ray drive? Or digital only?
Cause nobody wants dvd anymore with 500 discs
You could also remove the parts and sell them for more than the cost of the machine. I can't see 'them' subsidising hardware in any way, otherwise you're going to end up with a glut of cannibalised Steam boxes as people take them apart and sell the individual components.
Other than perhaps form factor and cooling solutions, is anything about these steam machines going to be custom/proprietary?
I mean, the OS is basically what needs the beta testing, and we are all going to do it on our machines, right?
I thought that was the draw, you don't have Windows and other stuff running the background hogging resources.
You raise an interesting point. Is Valve going to want to be the official vendor of "Steam Machines," or will they license Dell, Alien, etc. to make Steam Machines sold with controllers and everything?
Most people don't want a PC without Windows, either.
It only seems like a clusterfuck to people who are used to be spoonfed marketing bulletpoints and massive wank fest system reveal conferences.
Valve is actually treating us as if we have some intelligence. Go fig.
So this is basically a Valve/Steam PC franchise for OEM's ?, who think they'll get lots of sales simply because it has the Valve name on it.
I really don't see the point unless it's a fixed spec platform really, Just build your own lower priced box, and throw on Steam OS.
Just seems pointless to me.