Is the Steam Machine a good option for Nintendo console gamers?

[Burek]

spemanig said:

Burek said:
Well, that escalated quickly...

Spemanig, it seems that you've already made a choice. No need to let this devolve into animosity.
No offense, it seems to me that your mind has been made even before a single answer was posted, and you just wanted some validation from the forum. Sadly, you haven't received it, we even tried hard to objectively explain SM's drawbacks. But it's your money and your choice, no need for anyone to try and convince you the opposite of your choice.

But the title is asking for an answer for any Nintendo owner. So to any other person with similar doubts - there are 3 better options than SM: PC, PS4 and X1, and all are a better value for money proposition.

Can we all now quit while we're ahead?

No.

I hadn't made any choice until after users here, who actually understood my question, answered it. Once someone starts bringing buying a PC, XBO, or PS4 into the conversation, they stop understanding my question and I stop paying attention to them. Those consoles/PS are not better options for me. I'm not asking what is a good alternative for 3rd party games. I'm asking if the $500 Steam Machine, isolated from comparisons to anything else, is a good place to play 3rd party games. I've gotten the answer. As it is now, no, because it's linux based or something so most of the 3rd party games I'll want to play won't be playable on it. So I've now made the choice to wait and see, where as what I was planning to do up until the start of this thread was not buy anything because, again, I don't really care either way. If it ever gets really good support, then I'll consider it again.

Sure thing, as I said, your choice.

It's just that most people here have a hard time comprehending your animosity towards those platforms. I just wanted to point out that your "better option" is the worst option for anyone else.