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Steam Machine Prototype Previewed

jacklojacklo Member Posts: 570
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http://www.tomshardware.com/news/valve-steam-machine-steamos-steambox,25222.html

Well this looks the Dog's Bollocks I must say. I hope it has the performance to match!

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  • TheLizardbonesTheLizardbones Member CommonPosts: 10,910

    I'd really like to know how much something like this is going to cost versus building my own machine. I can imagine companies wanting to cash in on the Valve name by selling over priced hardware.

    Honestly, at this point I can see the streaming tech having more of an impact than a SteamMachine impact, at least initially.

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    And those controllers. If they actually work as a keyboard/mouse replacement, those things could really take off.

    I can not remember winning or losing a single debate on the internet.

  • jacklojacklo Member Posts: 570

    The article said it would be competitive with Xbox / PS4 pricing, but they will have different versions so probably lower end graphics etc. at that price point perhaps.

    More competition can only be good for gamers though.

  • thinktank001thinktank001 Member UncommonPosts: 2,144
    Originally posted by lizardbones



    And those controllers. If they actually work as a keyboard/mouse replacement, those things could really take off.

     

    I don't see what is special about the controllers.   It just looks like they took 2 of those touch pads found on laptops, added some buttons, and are calling it a controller.

  • HulluckHulluck Member UncommonPosts: 839
    Originally posted by lizardbones

    I'd really like to know how much something like this is going to cost versus building my own machine. I can imagine companies wanting to cash in on the Valve name by selling over priced hardware.

    Honestly, at this point I can see the streaming tech having more of an impact than a SteamMachine impact, at least initially.

    **

    And those controllers. If they actually work as a keyboard/mouse replacement, those things could really take off.

    I'd guess Steam in general could take a pretty large hit and under price these and make it up in general game sales.  Curious to see what they decided to do.  I guess my biggest problem is  there's so much they could still do with the Steam client and haven't over the years.  Makes me wonder if these will eventually receive the same sort of treatment.

  • DeathWolf2uDeathWolf2u Member Posts: 291

    Looks and sounds pretty awesome but they better be planned for a January or February 2014 release to compete with PS4 and Xbox One. Most of us that didn't buy one or the other are waiting till next year to make a decision on one of those 2 consoles.

     

     

  • RidelynnRidelynn Member EpicPosts: 7,383

    It's a box.

    They haven't said anything beyond that.

  • cnutempcnutemp Member UncommonPosts: 230
    meh looks cool but I wont be buying.  Ill be installing steamos on my rig with a gtx780.
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