chris_wing said:
Extreme caveats? Christ, Linux comes with Libra Office, torrent clients, Gimp etc. pre installed with thousands of other pieces of software ready to be installed with the click of a mouse in the software manager. I can barrely even use the terminal & get by just fine. If running a system scan, taking the score & not buying games above that score is too much work, well,... they have a PS4 for that. |
If you think LibreOffice is a drop in replacement for Office you've never done work for your university or job with it.
If you think Gimp is a drop in replacement for Photoshop you've never done art for your university or job with it.
These programs can get the job done, but require considerable relearning, other programs to complement missing features. For example, the post-2003 Office format support for LO is abysmal.
How do these uninformed people know which replacement programs to go and find and install? Last time I tried to install functional MIDI playback it was a three day job.
Barely using the terminal = still alienates 95%+ of the potential market. You don't really get what I mean by mass market do you?
I'm not talking about game performance, I'm talking about game compatibility. The vast majority of well known PC games do not work as intended on Linux right now.
As to your last statement... so you're admitting they need a PC and a PS4, in addition to this. Good luck selling another device on top. It needs to seamlessly (and I mean seamless to the average consumer) replace either a PC or console and it does neither.
Last thing. The Steambox has no exclusives and a severely lacking library. What console has ever sold well under such conditions, no matter how cheap or how powerful the hardware? When will the exclusives arrive?
