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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

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Post by somat »

infecto wrote: post #14

It is great timing in a way. There is a backlash with consoles and now more than ever the energy around AAA studios feels pretty low. You don't need incredible horsepower to play really fun games that still look visually appealing.

Yeah PC is sort of the "forever" console, I mean it's not strictly, there is always the upgrade grind, but new hardware tends to run old software fine(ish) and many(most if you play a lot of the smaller indie stuff) new games work fine on older hardware.

It is a huge mess compared to consoles but that is often the price of freedom and I am happy that at least one system escaped control of a single corporation.

Re: Steam Machine: Between 12k and 15k Units Sold per week

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Post by krzyk »

doctorpangloss wrote: post #48
ZekeSulastin wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I never want to see HN complaining about Apple prices ever again now that I see multiple folks calling the Steam Machine a great value.

A great value if you pirate games.

Great value if you buy games in steam sales, which are so common and deep that it leaves any console way back.

Re: Steam Machine: Between 12k and 15k Units Sold per week

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Post by wronex »

Fire-Dragon-DoL wrote: post #6

I 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.

I run Windows on all my computers but was pleasantly surprised by the desktop mode on SteamOS. The incredible number of options on a simple config dialog such as changing the keyboard layout was incredibly impressive (which isn’t SteamOS specific but rather a Gnome thing?).

Re: Steam Machine: Between 12k and 15k Units Sold per week

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Post by garciansmith »

AlanAzarkin wrote: post #26
laughing_man wrote: post #13

This is why I would never make it in business. I just don't see the consumer case for buying a Steam Machine. They're too expensive for the console niche they're intended to occupy.

Agreed. Those guys put together as many as four configurations that are cheaper than the Steam Machine https://www.digitalfoundry.net/features/build-your-own-steam...

Not only do you have to build them, but in all those builds the cases are several times larger than the Steam Machine, so they are not actually equivalent. If you care about the form factor, there is nothing directly comparable.

Re: Steam Machine: Between 12k and 15k Units Sold per week

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Post by garciansmith »

wronex wrote: post #54
Fire-Dragon-DoL wrote: post #6

I 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.

I run Windows on all my computers but was pleasantly surprised by the desktop mode on SteamOS. The incredible number of options on a simple config dialog such as changing the keyboard layout was incredibly impressive (which isn’t SteamOS specific but rather a Gnome thing?).

SteamOS uses KDE Plasma for the desktop mode, not Gnome.

Re: Steam Machine: Between 12k and 15k Units Sold per week

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Post by drnick1 »

fendy3002 wrote: post #8
mmusc wrote: post #3

One 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.

> Yes, sometimes it's difficult to find the correct driver for Linux and set it up.

It's interesting that you say that, because it isn't how drivers normally work on Linux. Finding, downloading and installing drivers is very much a Windows thing.

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Post by pjmlp »

mmusc wrote: post #3

One 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!

It doesn't control the games though, hence Proton.

If they controlled the whole stack Linux native games would be a requirement.

Re: Steam Machine: Between 12k and 15k Units Sold per week

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Post by [deleted] »

wronex wrote: post #54
Fire-Dragon-DoL wrote: post #6

I 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.

I run Windows on all my computers but was pleasantly surprised by the desktop mode on SteamOS. The incredible number of options on a simple config dialog such as changing the keyboard layout was incredibly impressive (which isn’t SteamOS specific but rather a Gnome thing?).

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Re: Steam Machine: Between 12k and 15k Units Sold per week

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Post by fergal_reid »

Agingcoder wrote: post #21
mmusc wrote: post #3

One 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!

Linux has gone mainstream a long time ago - from dvd players to android phones. It just hasn’t succceeded on old preexisting markets ( personal computers ) but has taken large parts of most of the newly created ones ( servers , mobile devices , embedded devices etc )

Yes - but this will be the year of Linux on the desktop.
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