thranx said:
DanneSandin said:
thranx said:
DanneSandin said:
I have a hard time picturing this PConsole being successful... When you game on your PC its with the mouse and keyboard, and I would imagine that few livingroom tables are high enough to allow for that set up. Many families already has a PC, which they use to do homework and work on, sharing it. It would be a really niche market that would buy a PConsole. And Valve don't have the kind of 1st party games that pushes a system. I guess it'll sell like... 10m-20m units, but probably closer to 10 going by what little we know now.
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i game mostly on my pc, and 90% of the time i use a controller, I only use mouse and keyboard for RTS's and Diablo 3.
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Yes, that was what I was trying to say; certain genres won't be a good fit with this kind of console since some won't be able to use mouse/keyboard in the livingroom. I love me some strategy games, and I wouldn't be able to play them on a console like this. I do think however, that Wii U could pull it off if done right, so if Valve follows suit and design a similar GamePad then maybe.
I think this steambox will attract just a few numbers of console gamers and even fewer PC gamers.
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the steam box will probably have the most controls options. keyboard and mouse, controller, i believe they have or are working on motion controls, and i dont see why they cant use a smart phone or tablet as a controller like MS.
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It probably will yes, but using a keyboard and mouse in the livingroom will cause quite some problems for some people since coffe tables tend to be pretty low, meaning you'd sit so very uncomfortably it wouldn't be worth using that set up... But I guess It's a great alternative than to build your own PC. I'd buy one instead of a new PC if it would work just as well as a PC; but I wouldn't have it in the livingroom
