thranx said:
SvennoJ said:
Yes, anyone can plug a pc into the tv with hdmi nowadays. I do it often, and it's annoying. Turn of pc (hope there are no updates waiting to be installed) unplug all the cables, move it to the tv, plug it in to play a game. Grab the keyboard and the mouse for the stuff that isn't mapped to the controller and have it sit akwardly on the armrest. Then do the whole ritual in reverse to use it behind the desk for stuff that really needs proper mouse control.
A dedicated box is a lot more convenient, otherwise I wouldn't mostly be gaming on consoles nowadays. Instead of buying a separate pc for the living room, this seems to be a very good alternative.
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so just keep the pc hooked up to the tv, or connect it to the tv as a second moniter. than no need to disconnect. use a xbox controller, or a wireless keyboard and mouse. its all the same. its just not a game changer, it doesn't do anything new. People game on consoles as there is no need to worry about driver support, or games conflicting with anything. since steam is not doing just one console, but sounds like many, they will still have these issues. they will be keeping the only negative about pc's, friver issues, and game compatibilty issues. the only way to avoid it is to have only 1-3 configurations, but they are partnering with multiple hardware manufactures so i doubt that to be the case.
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I would need a 30ft HDMI cable for that and drill through a floor and 2 walls :)
You're right that it will only catch on if it's going to be as easy as using a console. No driver issues and guaranteed to work on tv with supported controller, or the game won't be allowed on SteamBox. I wonder how that will work with multiple hardware manufacturers. It has worked before with for example the MSX platform, the birthplace of MGS. It was popular for a while in Japan and parts of Europe but didn't catch on in the US. Bit ironic as Microsoft was behind the MSX project.
