Is STEAMBOX a mistake?

[KeptoKnight]

allenmaher said:
I am running the Steam Linux client and have tried the Big Picture interface already, it is a solid well done gaming environment with all the things hard core gamers like. A few months in, and less than a month after release client it has 80 games and a good portion of the valve library. By fall it will have a few hundred games. Porting is very simple from Windows PC versions, in unity you select the compile linux option. It runs PC hardware so there is no new architecture for devs to adjust to. I don't think they are making a mistake at all in releasing a console pc. It takes pc gaming to the masses.

Compare the launch lineup that steam console will have and what PS4/Xbox720/WiiU have and it is a very interesting platform for gaming. It will be a nice compliment to my WiiU (Nintendo+Steam for my next gen).

Why linux, free (they can sell the console cheaper without a MS tax), virus free, excellent updating system, better frame rates on the same hardware in Valves own testing (see their blog entries). Plus development wise all they need is the game client, the rest of the OS requires no development effort. Compare that to consoles where OS updates and development are an issue.

No need for retail games outlets is another plus. I hate having to wait in line or hit multiple stores to get a copy of a game.

^.^ You need to write more often in Vgchartz.