Valve is making a huge mistake with the Steam Machine

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pezus said:

Xenostar said:

pezus said:

Steam OS is a full OS. Why would you want Windows if you can do most things on Linux anyway? 

The same reason the mass market currently is not running linux PCs, the software support is lacking and the userbility is hurrendous when compared to windows. 

This OS may make playing games slightly easier, but with a massivley limited linux catalogue, no exclusive games and hardware that is just as expensive as buying a normal PC as the manufactures will be in it for making profit off the hardware as im sure Valve wont be sharing there cut of the software sales. 

You know Valve is working on it though. The library won't seem limited down the road and I'm sure Steam OS will be way more user friendly than the usual linux OS. It's designed for gaming in the living room after all and you know Gaben always means business when he does something. But of course the hardware will profit. Still, One and PS4 are close to profiting and they are high-powered, streamlined gaming machines but not nearly as expensive as powerful PC rigs.

PS4 and One are close to minisule profits, hardware manufactureres cant live on these tiny margins, they need to be high margin or they will not be there unless valve starts profit sharing,