Valve Introduces Steam Machine, Steam Frame, Steam Controller - Gabe Cube

[Jace on ice]

$1500 for a gaming laptop from 2016.

 

[BiggestBuford]

Isn't this equally a problem for Windows then??? If not, I bet you could fix this by running windows version through proton.

I never heard of this problem at all, but I also never try 4k either

That wouldn't work, the Microsoft Store version of Netflix apparently has additional DRM that WINE wouldn't be able to handle. @Dead Lion 's original point was there is a feature gap that commonfolk normies would expect their new gaming console to be able to play Netflix and Hulu like their other gaming console can. Before you spout off on it being a PC, if someone is buying this with the intent of using it like a console, where they set it up on their TV and forget it, then they are not going to treat it like a PC. It is effectively a gaming console to them, no different than a Switch or PS5.

Thinking more on it, most of said normies probably just use their smart tv apps for streaming anyways so it is likely a non issue.

 

[WelperHelper99]

If Valve couldnt get parts deals for their hardware then they shouldn't be in the hardware business

Nigga are you high? Have you tried to build a PC in the last few years? All the "deals" are going to big companies. Valve is not that. Hardware is a sidegig. Yes this price sucks. I'm surprised it's not higher.

 

[Green Kitbash]

Nigga are you high? Have you tried to build a PC in the last few years? All the "deals" are going to big companies. Valve is not that. Hardware is a sidegig. Yes this price sucks. I'm surprised it's not higher.

Yes it is, so what's the point? Valve selling kitch Valve branded shit to their fans? Like who else is this going for? You arent gonna convince people who dont have a PC to buy this so it doesnt serve the same purpose it does for the Console manufacturers. Like there ain't anyone loading up Steams app on their phone and going "finally I can see what Half Life is about on this Steam Machine"

And Valve has a monopoly on digital distribution on PC, if they cant make a deal then they have no business entering this field.

 

[Elite Kipchak]

the new goybox, fresh from the goystore

 

[WelperHelper99]

Yes it is, so what's the point? Valve selling kitch Valve branded shit to their fans? Like who else is this going for? You arent gonna convince people who dont have a PC to buy this so it doesnt serve the same purpose it does for the Console manufacturers. Like there ain't anyone loading up Steams app on their phone and going "finally I can see what Half Life is about on this Steam Machine"

And Valve has a monopoly on digital distribution on PC, if they cant make a deal then they have no business entering this field.

The point is you don't understand hardware, production, scale. Sony is able to say the can sell 50 million consoles minimum because they always have been in hardware. The companies trust them to make good on that promise due to their reputation and record. Valve selling digital copies does not say that. They have to earn it. Buisness isn't a charity. You don't have to buy it, but you shouldn't be surprised that it costs PC prices.

 

[Nobunaga]

And Valve has a monopoly on digital distribution on PC, if they cant make a deal

Its not even about making a deal, it's that they choose the worst moment and didn't learn anything from the steam machines back in 2014.

Hell just look at all the switch/steam deck knockoffs that fucked themselves over by daring to make something more powerful than the 'ick on 'eck

 

[El Chacal De La Trompeta]

if fucking valve cant leverage price components they should stay the fuck away from hardware

 

[HTTP Error 404]

At this point I'm actually more excited for SteamOS and see how it works with random pieces of hardware.

The thing we're not talking about is that the new SteamOS now runs on generic hardware with the release that came with the Steam Machine. So not only does the Steam Machine exist, 3rd party Steam Machines and DIY Steam Machines are now possible. So, at least there's that.

 

[Dick Lickieta]

I mean it's unfortunate Valve decided to get into the hardware business just as a major component shortage happened, and the longer they delayed it the further it's meager specs would fall behind, but holy fuck thats an awful price. That being said I might just buy it if I can liquidate my tf2 Inventory.

 

[Timaeus Testified]

The thing we're not talking about is that the new SteamOS now runs on generic hardware with the release that came with the Steam Machine. So not only does the Steam Machine exist, 3rd party Steam Machines and DIY Steam Machines are now possible. So, at least there's that.

The people behind that utility for Steam Deck, EmuDeck, did just that: a 3rd party Steam Machine for the living room. I've been trying to get some info on it, but orders for it are cancelled due to the market fuckery with storage and memory components. Steam Machine is still cheaper than this though...

 

[a-Lager]

Rainbow sticker me but with the lower amount of memory in it Im sure the Frame wont be this retardedly overpirced due to clanker lovers. But God knows that some silicon valley nigger is gonna find that phome CPUs are actually really hecking good at language processing or someshit and the only thing Im looking forward to in this lineup will be 1500

 

[Maori Kiwifruit Growers]

Over a grand without a controller and 512gb… insane shit.

I don't know how gaming can exist as a hobby when the tools to game are getting so expensive and that's before we layer on the price of the games themselves. I have seen flights to Asia from the USA cheaper than this.


How much longer does the industry have left?

 

[Dude Where's My Foreskin?]

Dead on Arrival!

 

[Jace on ice]

This is actual tech goyslop.

Overpriced
Underpowered

Anyone who buys this will receive the same level of scorn that I usually reserve for people that buy a new Iphone every year.

 

[Day of the Cope]

anything from the steam machines back in 2014

Yeah, they should have predicted a massive surge in hardware prices driven by a boom in data centres like in 2014.

Are you fucking touched?

 

[Gimmick Account]

does it at least have weed compartments like the goodcube

 

[poopshoes]

I can't believe my 5 year old gaming laptop and dusty ass PS5 outpower this thing. What a waste.

 

[PixarsTedKennedy]

Steam machine definitely has issues, but steam controller is absolutely successful. The fact you compare it to another regular controller shows you don't know what you are talking about, sc works well doing both controller and keyboard setup games

You're right, I don't know what I'm talking about. The only PC games I play are at least 16 years old and I've never felt the urge to use a controller on older PC games. To me sitting at a desk to play them is like a little ritual that I alone enjoy, I guess.

 

[WelperHelper99]

I don't know how gaming can exist as a hobby when the tools to game are getting so expensive and that's before we layer on the price of the games themselves. I have seen flights to Asia from the USA cheaper than this.


How much longer does the industry have left?

It's fucking bad nigga, though not unprecedented. It's the 80s all over again. PC's came out, were very expensive, and slowly dropped in price until the 2000s and 2010's. Around the crypto boom and the wide scale adoption of SSD's is when they slowly started ticking back up. AI massively accelerated this.