Hands On With Steam Machine (The Verge)

[daze23]

I guess this is the PSU they use

 

[2gunsup]

They need to release that case,

 

[Fatboi1]

They need to release that case,

*daps*
Same shyt I was thinking. I'd get that shyt asap.

 

[Papsmear]

Yo so what exactly is the Steam box/machine w/e?
Seems so far that it's just a smaller computer with gaming in mind

 

[Moose_Greyjoy]

Am I the only one more interested in this than PS4/Xbox one

 

[daze23]

Yo so what exactly is the Steam box/machine w/e?
Seems so far that it's just a smaller computer with gaming in mind

pretty much. what you're looking at is a rather high spec prototype that would probably be around $1500. not something for everyone, but rather more of a proof-of-concept that you can fit all that hardware into a small box, and have it function without overheating

overall the "Steam Machine" is more of a concept, than any particular product. it is a PC designed to be used in the living room. but after that it will be up to hardware manufacturers and consumers to decide the amount of power, and 'shape' of box that best suits their needs. it's not even clear if Valve will ever be selling these boxes seen here

If you guys are delivering an OS to hardware manufacturers, why is Valve also making its own box?

We're conducting a beta of the overall Steam living-room experience, so we needed to build prototype hardware on which to run tests. At Valve we always rely on real-world testing as part of our design process. The specific machine we're testing is designed for users who want the most control possible over their hardware. Other boxes will optimize for size, price, quietness, or other factors.

mainly it seems they're working on the OS and the controller

I want to be clear that I don't think this is something that will be competitively priced with next gen consoles. at least not at first. this is something for adults people that are willing to spend a little more money to get something better. I'm sure if there was a version of the PS4 that could actually play all these 'next gen' games at 1080p/60fps, but cost twice as much, a lot of people would be into that. people spend $1200 on a fukking macbook to browse the internet. not to mention all the other shackles you're freed from in an 'open' environment. I'm pretty sure the Steam Machine will play mp3's at launch

 

[Fatboi1]

pretty much. what you're looking at is a rather high spec prototype that would probably be around $1500. not something for everyone, but rather more of a proof-of-concept that you can fit all that hardware into a small box, and have it function without overheating

overall the "Steam Machine" is more of a concept, than any particular product. it is a PC designed to be used in the living room. but after that it will be up to hardware manufacturers and consumers to decide the amount of power, and 'shape' of box that best suits their needs. it's not even clear if Valve will ever be selling these boxes seen here



mainly it seems they're working on the OS and the controller

I want to be clear that I don't think this is something that will be competitively priced with next gen consoles. at least not at first. this is something for adults people that are willing to spend a little more money to get something better. I'm sure if there was a version of the PS4 that could actually play all these 'next gen' games at 1080p/60fps, but cost twice as much, a lot of people would be into that. people spend $1200 on a fukking macbook to browse the internet. not to mention all the other shackles you're freed from in an 'open' environment. I'm pretty sure the Steam Machine will play mp3's at launch

 

[Malta]

I want that controller

 

[daze23]

(hopefully they got the Linux version of Metro: Last Light up and running. I know they've been working on it, and one thing Linux and the Steam Machine needs for testing is a high-spec game)

yep

 

[daze23]

 

[daze23]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...the-anti-console-heres-what-its-like-to-play/

The product is more of a retooled PC than a dedicated gaming device -- all of its parts can be swapped out like a modern gaming rig. And if you priced it out, it would likely cost as much to build it — several hundred dollars more than modern gaming consoles. "We've basically taken what gamers on Steam typically love and put it in a form factor that is more appropriate for the living room," says Coomer.

But you probably won't ever be able to buy it. Instead, Valve sees it as a testing rig to inform any manufacturing it might take on in the future. "There's lots of telemetry built in to a really granular level," in the prototypes Valve is delivering to select gamers who are competing for a beta-testing role and developers, Coomer said. That technology will send home information about how the machines are being used – like which buttons are being pushed, which games are being loaded, or if users swap out hardware.

Here, Valve is really looking to get input from the Steam community about what they want in Steam Machine hardware. "I think it's at odds with how hardware or consumer electronics gets done usually," notes Coomer. But Valve feels that bringing in the beta-testing model so common in software will help them design better hardware: "We don't want to start operating in a way that builds products without customer input or without watching how customers actually interact with our products, " Coomer said.

"We think that in a year from now, or two years from now we will have products and services like these that are far more valuable than we could have made them if we hadn't build this beta or conducted these tests."

For actual retail models, Valve is partnering with a number of PC manufacturers who will reveal their devices at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, and which should hit shelves in summer 2014, just as Valve expects to be shipping controllers.

 

[hex]

I'm pretty sure the Steam Machine will play mp3's at launch

Shots fired.



Fred.

 

[Cladyclad]

Not familiar all the way with this Steam stuff. Do I need a PC? Is this basically a console?

 

[itsyoung!!]

What OS will this have and will I be able to use it as a htpc also?

If I can install xbmc im definitely copping

they said Linux like 100 times in the article

those controllers

but if they worked a deal with nVidia to have Titan graphic cards and a high powered CPU through intel/AMD and still be around the same price as xbox1/ps4 that shyt aint even fair if they do..

if they drop this at $450-550

 

[itsyoung!!]

pretty much. what you're looking at is a rather high spec prototype that would probably be around $1500. not something for everyone, but rather more of a proof-of-concept that you can fit all that hardware into a small box, and have it function without overheating

overall the "Steam Machine" is more of a concept, than any particular product. it is a PC designed to be used in the living room. but after that it will be up to hardware manufacturers and consumers to decide the amount of power, and 'shape' of box that best suits their needs. it's not even clear if Valve will ever be selling these boxes seen here



mainly it seems they're working on the OS and the controller

I want to be clear that I don't think this is something that will be competitively priced with next gen consoles. at least not at first. this is something for adults people that are willing to spend a little more money to get something better. I'm sure if there was a version of the PS4 that could actually play all these 'next gen' games at 1080p/60fps, but cost twice as much, a lot of people would be into that. people spend $1200 on a fukking macbook to browse the internet. not to mention all the other shackles you're freed from in an 'open' environment. I'm pretty sure the Steam Machine will play mp3's at launch

maybe im outdated on my information but I thought the point of the steam box was to be closely or maybe a little more priced than xbox1/ps4 ?? $1500 is way out of price range and you could build a superior computer for less than that..

I just dont see how they drop this at $1500 and make any kind of waves