Steam Machines Annouced!

This is stupid. You're buying a prebuilt gaming PC with a lame OS that needs another gaming PC running windows in order for you to play all the games you could play with one PC. LA-Nighthawk

It says in the FAQ it can run 3000 games natively already.

Also I don't get why everyone is so negative.

Also last dotpoint:

"Am I going to be using a mouse and a keyboard in the living-room?

[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]They didn't even show the Steam Box? :|Couth_

Entertainment is not a one-size-fits-all world. We want you to be able to choose the hardware that makes sense for you, so we are working with multiple partners to bring a variety of Steam gaming machines to market during 2014, all of them running SteamOS.

Apparently, Steam-machines won´t be SteamOS exclusive as they support all Steam games. Basically they are pre-built PC with a Steam logo on them.

WTF....where are the games??

I need news about Half Life 3 or Left 4 Dead 3....or both :evil:

PAL360

The most exciting news from all this is the linux based OS that's finally getting nvidia support.  Maybe they can shake some market space from Microsoft's cold dead grip.  Especially if they use a better solution than the dinosaur direct x API.

[QUOTE="LA-Nighthawk"]This is stupid. You're buying a prebuilt gaming PC with a lame OS that needs another gaming PC running windows in order for you to play all the games you could play with one PC. longtonguecat

It says in the FAQ it can run 3000 games natively already.

Also I don't get why everyone is so negative.

Also last dotpoint:

"Am I going to be using a mouse and a keyboard in the living-room?

[QUOTE="Couth_"][QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]They didn't even show the Steam Box? :|Ninja-Hippo

Entertainment is not a one-size-fits-all world. We want you to be able to choose the hardware that makes sense for you, so we are working with multiple partners to bring a variety of Steam gaming machines to market during 2014, all of them running SteamOS.

only me and a select few are allowed to use MetacriticDavekeeh

[QUOTE="RR360DD"][QUOTE="Couth_"]RIP in peace consolesDavekeeh

So it's just a PC running a Valve OS... can anyone tell me what's different about just plugging a desktop into a TV and opening Steam?locopatho

[QUOTE="jhonMalcovich"]

Basically they will start selling their own gaming desktops, like Alienware, but cheaper. 

ShadowriverUB

[QUOTE="locopatho"]So it's just a PC running a Valve OS... can anyone tell me what's different about just plugging a desktop into a TV and opening Steam?princeofshapeir

OS specialized for games :> Windows not wasteing resources of your hardware as system just runs steam big picture.

[QUOTE="longtonguecat"]

[QUOTE="LA-Nighthawk"]This is stupid. You're buying a prebuilt gaming PC with a lame OS that needs another gaming PC running windows in order for you to play all the games you could play with one PC. LA-Nighthawk

It says in the FAQ it can run 3000 games natively already.

Also I don't get why everyone is so negative.

Also last dotpoint:

"Am I going to be using a mouse and a keyboard in the living-room?

[QUOTE="princeofshapeir"][QUOTE="Davekeeh"] only me and a select few are allowed to use MetacriticDavekeeh

So it's just a PC running a Valve OS... can anyone tell me what's different about just plugging a desktop into a TV and opening Steam?locopatho

It comes pre-built. For dummy consolites that can not build their own PC.

[QUOTE="Davekeeh"]

[QUOTE="princeofshapeir"] Where can I sign up for the "Butthurt About TLOU's GS Score" club? SNIPER4321

[QUOTE="ShadowriverUB"][QUOTE="jhonMalcovich"]

Basically they will start selling their own gaming desktops, like Alienware, but cheaper. 

Sword-Demon

But it's not desktop :p

:lol: @ davekeeh still crying about TLOUrjdofu

[QUOTE="Sword-Demon"][QUOTE="ShadowriverUB"] emmm no? :p it will be like consolesShadowriverUB

But it's not desktop :p

Yeh. The word "desktop" could scare consolites from buying it.

:lol: @ davekeeh still crying about TLOUrjdofu

IT'S NOT A PC! It's like a Roku for Steam games. Jeez guys.donalbane

[QUOTE="ShadowriverUB"]

[QUOTE="Sword-Demon"] seems closer to PC than consoles -only plays steam games, has to stream from other PC to play anything else. -upgradable hardware -completely open to customizing/modding/hacking the only thing that makes it sound like a console is that the OS was made with TVs/Livingroom in mind, rather than a traditional desktop setupjhonMalcovich

But it's not desktop :p

Yeh. The word "desktop" could scare consolites from buying it.

But it's not desktop at all, servers are technicly PCs too if you didn't know

Lems have shown their true colours, atleast I don't fliflop between GS and Metacritic.

Joined the pool.

I knew I should have opt in the Steam Beta Cards. Those guys are probably going to get first helpings.

Still, I'd like to get one of these things and test out the OS.

What games will be available during the beta?The nearly 3,000 games on Steam. Hundreds already running natively on the SteamOS, with more to come. The rest will work seamlessly via in-home streaming.

Great to hear, though it sucks that Windows and Mac OSs are still needed to run every game. Though They say more to come.

Lems have shown their true colours, atleast I don't fliflop between GS and Metacritic.

Davekeeh

Lems have shown their true colours, atleast I don't fliflop between GS and Metacritic.

Davekeeh

What matters now is the price point. If it costs more than a PS4/XB1 there won't be any reason to own one, and you may as well settle for a gaming PC. princeofshapeir

Not necessarily. If they charge reasonably, not like alienware, then many people would buy a Steam pre-built PC in order not to build one for themselves.

[QUOTE="donalbane"]IT'S NOT A PC! It's like a Roku for Steam games. Jeez guys.rjdofu

Steam Machines are just PCs that are built around SteamOS. Valve has their own which will be open and upgradeable, but other comapnies may make non-upgradeable versions for cheaper. 

There is really no limit. You can build your own Steam Machine too. 

[QUOTE="Sword-Demon"][QUOTE="ShadowriverUB"] emmm no? :p it will be like consolesShadowriverUB

But it's not desktop :p

It would just be stupid to not announce halflife 3 after all this, without it noones even going to remember these last 2 announcements aside from the diehard linux and valve fans.  They have to put that killer APP out there STAT.

[QUOTE="rjdofu"][QUOTE="donalbane"]IT'S NOT A PC! It's like a Roku for Steam games. Jeez guys.Wasdie

Steam Machines are just PCs that are built around SteamOS. Valve has their own which will be open and upgradeable, but other comapnies may make non-upgradeable versions for cheaper. 

There is really no limit. You can build your own Steam Machine too. 

Now people will stop using the term PC, and will start using Steam-machine :P People love fancy words.

Can't wait to see 5-6 Steam Machines sitting on shelves next to PS4/Xbox One. Consumers love to be confused. But in all honesty, this is a great potential product if you're a console only gamer and want to get into PC gaming with a potentially lower cost and living room-based solution. The problem is, we don't know the price or specs at all, so this announcement is pretty null and void. I think Steam OS is a far more exciting announcement than Steam Machines. I mean, Piston was a SteamMachine and it was going to cost $999 bucks. That's not really going to move the needle. I was hoping this announcement would be a Valve created box, with some specs to give you an idea of what it can do. We got nothing here, just potential and frankly you'd be better off just building a top tier PC and streaming your PC to your TV via SteamOS.

"But it's not a Desktop!"

Can I hack this box? Run another OS? Change the hardware? Install my own software? Use it to build a robot?

Sure.

It would just be stupid to not announce halflife 3 after all this, without it noones even going to remember these last 2 announcements aside from the diehard linux and valve fans.  They have to put that killer APP out there STAT.

ReadingRainbow4