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method114 on 07 May 2014
whatever said:
method114 said:
whatever said:
I'll probably get one eventually. It makes sense if you want PC performance on your living room widescreen TV. Most people don't have their PC hooked up to their main TV.


It still doesn't make sense.  I would rather just build the PC myself.  It only makes sense to people who want a PC hooked up to their main TV and don't know how to build one. That's a very small amount of people steam machine is going to flop big time.

It will depend on price.  If the price is similar or only slightly more than building one, then it makes total sense.

It will certainly make it more marketable but it will limit people beacuse they'll be restricted to using steam OS. When you can install windows 7 and have an HTPC/gaming machine hooked up to your TV. I guess you could just reinstall windows 7 on a steam machine to I don't see why that would be an issue. Still doesn't seem like something that's going to take off I just don't see it.



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mind on 07 May 2014

Shoulda gone with SteamBox(console) and normal desktop OS(PC).



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Barozi on 07 May 2014

I never thought that they might be successful.
Well probably still more than Ouya or NVIDIA Shield, but not really worth talking about.



Barozi on 07 May 2014
Richard_Feynman said:
Valve doesn't have anything to lose here. Some of you are forgetting that. Even if they adoption rate is veeeery slow they'll still make money off it.

Didn't they invest money into that project? At least developing SteamOS.



daredevil.shark on 07 May 2014
Barozi said:
Richard_Feynman said:
Valve doesn't have anything to lose here. Some of you are forgetting that. Even if they adoption rate is veeeery slow they'll still make money off it.

Didn't they invest money into that project? At least developing SteamOS.


Plus controller also took enough resources for R & D.



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Screamapillar on 07 May 2014

I believe that consoles sell first and foremost because of first-party exclusives. Obviously, with Xbox, third-party titles become extremely important as well. For just starting out though, debuting a game platform, you have to have content to differentiate your console, otherwise it doesn't appeal to anyone.

So, my question is, without something like a Steam-exclusive Half Life 3 as a launch title, how are these products going to do in the market?  Are any retailers going to want to carry them?



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Mr_No on 07 May 2014

I don't see the audience who will buy these Steam Machines. The majority are wise and know what they buy and plug into their rigs, so I assume they won't see a necessity to buy "consoles" that might not be easy to mod. Of course, the Steam audience will still be there, but I'm gonna bet they aren't interested on the "consoles".



sales2099 on 07 May 2014
Akiran said:
sales2099 said:
Massive flop. Steam gamers are content with Steam on their PCs......why would they rebuy it?

Because Wireless or wired HDMIs don't exist :P

Its not that they can.....but why.



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Akiran on 07 May 2014
sales2099 said:
Akiran said:
sales2099 said:
Massive flop. Steam gamers are content with Steam on their PCs......why would they rebuy it?

Because Wireless or wired HDMIs don't exist :P

Its not that they can.....but why.

Steam gamers probably wouldn't rebuy it, They'll most likely just upgrade or buy a new PC considering it has more functionality than a Steam box



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Alby_da_Wolf on 07 May 2014

A SteamBox IS a PC, what makes it different is following guidelines to make sure it flawlessly run SteamOS and its games. but it can run Windows too in dual-boot, if users need it to play games they like and that for any reason weren't ported to SteamOS. Choosing the most expensive SteamBoxes isn't mandatory, but choosing an assembled PC or building one that follow SteamBox guidelines totally makes sense.



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