Steam Machine: Between 12k and 15k Units Sold per week
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Steam Machine: Between 12k and 15k Units Sold per week
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Re: Steam Machine: Between 12k and 15k Units Sold per week
#2Very interesting, it didn't occur to me that hardware products would show up on Steam's top-sellers list.
At this rate, the Steam Machine will probably turn out to be a modest success. Remember, it's a PC, not a console. Unlike a console, it doesn't need to use hardware sales to convince game developers to ship games for the platform; the PC platform does not depend on the Steam Machine selling like hotcakes. Also unlike a console, Valve isn't selling these at a loss; Sony can sell you hardware at a loss because they claw that money back via online subscriptions and platform licensing fees. Valve will likely be happy enough if they can sell 100,000 by the end of the year, and based on these estimates they may already be about halfway there.
Re: Steam Machine: Between 12k and 15k Units Sold per week
#3One interesting point I've seen online is that the steam machine is more of a budget Mac than a pc. As valve controls the whole stack including the OS which creates a very streamlined experience that just works.
Maybe its what will make Linux more mainstream!
Re: Steam Machine: Between 12k and 15k Units Sold per week
#4One interesting point I've seen online is that the steam machine is more of a budget Mac than a pc. As valve controls the whole stack including the OS which creates a very streamlined experience that just works. Maybe its what will make Linux more mainstream!
Valve's vertical control over SteamOS, the UI, and the hardware specs indeed gives the Steam Machine that taste of Mac. Not sure if Apple would have gone for something like that if they ever made a console: one key difference is that Valve keeps it open like a regular PC which is a major benefit to keep the device alive down the road for years to come.
Re: Steam Machine: Between 12k and 15k Units Sold per week
#5This assumes Valve isn't artifically bumping up the Steam Machine for more exposure.
Re: Steam Machine: Between 12k and 15k Units Sold per week
#6I got one and I am considering switching everything to SteamOS. Unfortunately I still have nvidia cards around, but the experience is amazing for videogames.
As for the desktop experience, having access to linux is way better than windows.
Re: Steam Machine: Between 12k and 15k Units Sold per week
#7This assumes Valve isn't artifically bumping up the Steam Machine for more exposure.
This makes no sense. Valve can already just advertise the Steam Machine on the homepage, the page that everyone sees when they open Steam. They don't need to manipulate any rankings on the top-sellers list, the page that no ordinary person regularly looks at.
Re: Steam Machine: Between 12k and 15k Units Sold per week
#8One interesting point I've seen online is that the steam machine is more of a budget Mac than a pc. As valve controls the whole stack including the OS which creates a very streamlined experience that just works. Maybe its what will make Linux more mainstream!
Yes, sometimes it's difficult to find the correct driver for Linux and set it up. Having steam machine be start and play like steam deck really brings the console feel on PC. Moreover it's still Linux which you can use for other things, so people doesn't feel loss for this.
Re: Steam Machine: Between 12k and 15k Units Sold per week
#9This assumes Valve isn't artifically bumping up the Steam Machine for more exposure.
Why would we assume otherwise? Valve, with all its flaws, is the one mainstream company that I'm aware of that is consumer friendly and has no issues disclosing real metrics.
Re: Steam Machine: Between 12k and 15k Units Sold per week
#10This assumes Valve isn't artifically bumping up the Steam Machine for more exposure.
This makes no sense. Valve can already just advertise the Steam Machine on the homepage, the page that everyone sees when they open Steam. They don't need to manipulate any rankings on the top-sellers list, the page that no ordinary person regularly looks at.
Exactly. Plus, Valve is the last company that I know of that IA transparent about metrics.