if you look at the pc ports we had.. dont think many publishers and developers are gone spend money on a linux version of their game.. they are already barebones with the pc version... people are likely to have it as dual-boot cause of the 1000s of applications not running on linux.. so no need for a linux version if people also can boot in windows..

I dont think it will be successfull, its too complicated for casuals, and pc owners wont upgrade to it to lose more than half of their steam library.

I think it will enter the same list that Shield and Ouya entered. Come on. They are trying to release a "console" and just gave already a 1 year headstart for MS and Sony. And it will probably be close to 2 when (and if) it releases.

I don't think the "core" Steam users will jump ship. The core Steam user is:
- A PC gamer: he is on Steam because he prefers to play on PC for one or several reasons. Offering him something like a console is probably what he doesn't wants.
- Someone who has a massive Steam library, where most of the games wouldn't run on Steam OS so it would be useless.

I wouldn't be surprised if Steam Machines became vaporware. The Steam controller however, looks interesting (if they fix some of its obvious design flaws).

No desktop OS will ever be a threat to Windows ever. The threat to Windows are smart phones, but even then barely.

Thanks for the reply.  You know more on this than me lil

Its Terrible and no one cares about it so it will just come and go

Why is it terrible? 

SteamOS is not necessary in any way and it has no reason to exist. I doubt it'll be very successful.

It's funny because Linux fans (the hardcore who don't touch windows/macs and hate them) think Steam OS will be the way of the future, that it will crush windows and Mac OS's and unify everyone under the OS because it's free and Linux based.

The extra funny part is it won't be happening because of all the reasons others have already listed, it;s just not going to take the gaming world by storm, it won't threaten MS and it won't overide windows, only those who use Linux and maybe the odd few will use it but they'll never outnumber windows in the slightest.

I doubt they would move the OS to consoles though, that would imply throwing Steam on XB1/PS4 which would also imply getting PC games to work on a console which isn't going to happen either, too much money would be required to meet such needs and I can't see Valve throwing away the PC gamers loyal to their service under a truck for two consoles.