| kupomogli said: The thing is, the Steambox isn't going to have Infamous Second Son, Final Fantasy 15, many JRPGs, etc, while most of the bigger PC titles will be on consoles. If that's the case, what's really the point in getting a Steambox when it's going to be more expensive than even the Xbox One and it's just a poor mans PC? |
While it's certainly possible to build a high-end PC within a case as big, or somewhat bigger than certain consoles, steambox will be most likely an off-the shelf solution for a small, powerful PC in the living room, aimed on gaming. If you haven't noticed, all current and next generation consoles try to implement more and more functions beyond their primary finction (playing games), as in web browsing, media centre functionalities. For PC based devices in the living room, like HTPC's, all these functionalities come naturally as a part of the ecosystem. PC based devices are certinly less restrictive than any console (ever) released.
Plus, there is Steam - we can argue all day long, but IMO Steam is currently the best platform for gaming. It offers an impressive library and excellent support for bacward compatibility (as in old games). And let's not forget that many older PC games will look better played on todays hardware.
But it all depends on the Steambox implementation. If it's primary OS is Linux, and it doens't let users to change that, they have effectivly shot themselves in the foot.
So, I would say that Steambox will certainly have advanteges and disadvantages over consoles:
advantages:
- flexibility
- ecosystem (especially if windows based)
- game library and beckward compatibility
- steam sales and humble bundles :)
- if you don't like it, you can always use it as a normal PC
- doesn't restrict you on playing your games exclusively on Steambox
- when it goes out of fashion, you can always play all your games on the next Steambox (or PC)
disadvantages:
- price
- missing out on some console exclusives
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