You now remember Steam Machines
I'm considering picking up a steamlink for console ports.
>>333762894
>dude let's have 50 different PC's with different manufacturers and no easy why to compare them
Who the fuck is in charge at Valve?
>>333762894
Is there any reason to choose buying one of these over building a PC?
I'm legit curious, they run anywhere from $450-$2000.
>>333763132
No.
You now remember paid mods.
>>333763132
Fuck no dude.
Was there a bigger valve flop?
They should make a live streaming service that hooks your toaster up to a feed of high end computers playing new games which you control via the internet. Don't know how they would deal with input lag though.
>>333763582
Been done, failed miserably.
Look up onLive.
>>333762894
>Steam Link
Glorified HDMI cable
>>333763537
The Half Life series
>>333763123
It's like 3DO but with enough alternative income that fuckups don't matter.
>>333762894
You now remember steam os.
>>333764123
>>333763132
The point was to make Steam and consequently PC gaming more palatable to casuals.
Then they realized that casuals don't care unless you market your product to hell and back.
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>>333764123
nagi best grill
>>333764320
trying not to senpai thanks
How does steam link handle resolution changes? I run 1440p on my PC but my TV is 1080p, it's a pain to have to enable my TV as a monitor, clone my desktop to it and change my resolution every time I want to start or stop playing something on my TV.
How is Steam Link different than an HDMI cable?
>>333764364
>casuals don't care unless you market your product to hell and back
They could have marketed it 24/7 for 6 months and it would still be a shitty gimped PC running a Debian distro, anon.
>>333764364
These things were just shit prebuilts
People would care if valve had a first party one but even valve isn't stupid enough to support something like that
>>333764830
You can't feel smug about using an HDMI cable.
>>333764830
Usb ports and bluetooth to connect to controllers
>>333764040
Huh, I guess sony is going to use the service for demo purposes now.
>>333762894
>Steam link
I was so close to making the change with PC gaming until I realized how fucking horrible Steam link was
>FPS went to shit when on
>Basically a glorified beta test for a full priced device
>Returned it the next day
Fuck you Gaben. I already have a cluster fuck with my devices not hooking my Laptop to my TV as well.
>>333762894
>tfw I'm using an Alienware Alpha right now
>>333763132
Over other prebuilt PCs are better
>>333764564
Shino a best
Suzu a2ndbest
>>333765727
4chan is an anime website dweeb
>>333764320
>>333762894
Both of these things are still a thing, actually.
>>333764830
It has a steam logo on it.
>>333765861
They discontinued a fuck ton steam machines.
>>333765846
How dare you speak to me like that you dumb weeb shitter!
Where do you live? Tell me where you live!
Its just like VR, they're overpriced gimmicks that have some potential but they're not going to become mainstream enough to be that useful
>>333764906
Maybe a first party steam would've probably get much more attention, but why would valve risk their money when they can profit loads with the accesories or just steam market shit
>>333763196
>>333763350
>>333764364
>>333765447
Thanks guys.
Not that I'd actually buy one, but I have a little brother who's friend apparently has one.
>>333766118
I'm currently located in Benis
>>333765846
anon I need someone in my life would you be that person ?
>Steam machines
>Steam links
>Steam Controller
>SteamOS
>VR
>No HL3
>Paid Mods
Valve has been JUSTing left and right recently.
>>333766381
Will it be a mutual masturbation over skype sort of thing or what are you looking for here?
>>333766442
Although, steam controllers have actually been a financial success.
I think Steam Controller is pretty neat
eventho I still prefer my old Xbox's pad.
I bought a 700 doller alienware one from gamestop. My biggest issue with it was thr controllers are shit. I switched to xboxone controllers then i switched to just using my pc again. Its been sitting in my cupboard for about a uear untouched. Pc is in everyway better. Oh also maybe it eould of been better if they made it so i could play local coop on more games that you can play local coop on the console version of aka l4d2. I would still use it if that was the case i would play modded l4d2 locally with my friends.
>>333765439
Assuming you aren't kidding, how is it? I've been thinking about those for a while now
>>333766318
I'll be there in 30 minutes.
>>333766318
nize :DDD fug :D
>>333762894
>tfw you have one
>>333766523
I don't know anon at this point I would do anything.
>>333764364
>The point was to make Steam and consequently PC gaming more palatable to casuals.
Which is funny, since Steam itself is console gaming for people with PC hardware.
>>333762894
Next console generation will essentially be Steam machines.
Calling it now.
I wouldn't group the Steam Link with Steam Machines.
I don't have one, but it seems like it could be a useful device for some people. Sure you could get a 10 gorillion meter long HDMI cable but the Steam Link is a more intuitive solution to using your PC in the living room.
>>333766934
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>>333765481
i disagree
you're not completely awful though
>>333762894
I still don't think steammachines are a bad idea. Lots of people who are interested in getting into PC gaming, would just prefer to have something simple like a console (at least to get into). The problem I think is the price. You have ones like alineware that try and have a small profile one, but at the cost of no upgrades and being really weak is pretty dumb (seriously the Xbone is fucking 50-75% of a huge PC tower, console users aren't going to care that much). And then all the other ones are like over 1k. It's just too fucking confusing for a consumer, unlike a PS4 or Xbone where you can just buy the 1 model and be good.
>>333763123
This. Too many models and companies. I kept thinking one company would come out are really just hit it out of the park.
>Heres a 400 / 700 / 1k models that are fully upgradable
Something simple like that, a low, medium, and high model all of which really have a difference in power. Like the alienware ones are so dumb, the only difference is higher ram (cheap as fuck), and normally the CPU. And you basically can't upgrade them to any meaningful extent.
So I feel maybe it could still be a thing, especially if PS4.5 ends up being a thing, PC users would use that as an example of why you might as well be using a PC at this point. Hell if nobody else nails it, I honestly think Microsoft will try and probably succeed. They are already linking Xbone and Windows8 to being the same platform.
>>333766829
I'm happy with it. I dig that it's portable and so far I haven't run into a game it wouldn't run. There was a time that if you kept your eye on slickdeals you could get a base model for 400 pretty regularly. That was when it came with Windows and an Xbox controller. I would buy it again.
>>333767126
I'm not sure but I'd be surprised if there wasn't some kind of device that does basically everything the Steam Link does but is cheaper.
>>333767189
It was a gift, runs shocking well actually and hasn't wronged me. Guess I'm happy with it
But good Christ if I'm not embarrassed by it kek
>>333767559
have a tower and an htpc for your living room television
fuck it if it's free, I'd sit it right next to my wii u and ps4
>>333767014
You need to cheer up, son. I'm not sure that I can be a part of your life. I'm dealing with the crisis of frequently having my sexuality questioned at my regular bar and, while I'm very confidently straight, It's starting to piss me off and no one has been able to come up with concrete reasons for their believing me to be a faggot. Good luck.
>>333767645
Yeah, it's right there on my desk with my old panasonic. I have a Corsair and Logitech that would of been for my desktop but I'm more than content with it and the setup I have now.
>>333768074
I'd say the reason is plain there to see in your picture.
>>333768074
ok anon. I tried. love u.
>>333768640
I don't take her with me to the bar, man.
I appreciate the push they did to bring gaming to Linux so PC gaming could be uncoupled with Windows/Microsoft, and in that regards they were about as successful as they could have been, but it was still pretty disappointing. Lotsa indies but still very little support from major players. I think Steam surveys only report like 1% of steam users using Linux? And I bet a bunch of those are dualboot or just an alternate PC, like I only use Linux on my mid-range laptop.
Really I think they just should have pushed SteamOS somehow without bothering with Steam machines. Advertise it as a free HTPC, add in all that other stuff like playing movies or whatever, but have people supply their own hardware, maybe partner with companies who already make HTPC's or compact computers and go from their.
Steam and all their F2P cash shop games probably flood them with money so they can take risks but it seems like everything they've done recently was either meh or a huge blunder that could have been prevented with a bit of thinking. Like, instead of paid mods, why not start with a donate button?
>>333768824
yeah but still, people can smell weeb
>>333769801
I guess I always figured that people would associate weebs with being creepy perverts more than with homosexuality.
>>333769407
>I appreciate the push they did to bring gaming to Linux
Do not be an enabler.
SteamOS was Valve's horrified reaction to Windows 8 threatening Steam's marketshare.
Ever since Windows 10 Valve doesn't give a shit about SteamOS anymore because Win10 fixed everything.
So all of this is a failed project. Although it had one of the absolute best intentions and potential i've ever seen.
>>333764179
That doesn't even make sense.
