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Forums - Gaming Discussion - Anyone else think Steam Machines are going to be a massive flop?

nanarchy on 07 May 2014

Valve never had a clear vision of what they were trying to achieve. The end result is machines that are overpriced with no clear target audience. Worst of all for them (good for us) I think it will open the door to competitors to establish themselves and compete as the steam audience will become fragmented. Steam are pretty aweful at making even a stable reliable client, I hate to think of the end result of them doing an entire OS.



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whatever on 07 May 2014
method114 said:

It will certainly make it more marketable but it will limit people beacuse they'll be restricted to using steam OS. When you can install windows 7 and have an HTPC/gaming machine hooked up to your TV. I guess you could just reinstall windows 7 on a steam machine to I don't see why that would be an issue. Still doesn't seem like something that's going to take off I just don't see it.

I guess we'll see.  I'm not getting one right away.  I figure a year or 2 into it we'll have a good idea how it will do.  I would expect these machines to be cheaper on a price/power ratio just because there is no Windows license to pay.