Valve Announces the Steam Machine

[Grey Fox]

Valve announced a couple of new hardware today.

A new Steam controller
A Steam VR headset
And more importantly, a Steam machine.

I'm quite excited to finally have a steam deck without the portability.

[Josquius]

Been a while coming. So many DIY devices.
Shame they can't pull the switch thing succesfully.

BBC News - Steam Machine: Valve rivals Xbox and PlayStation with new console - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd679n9lnx5o?app-referrer=deep-link

[garbon]

Been a while coming. So many DIY devices.
Shame they can't pull the switch thing succesfully.

BBC News - Steam Machine: Valve rivals Xbox and PlayStation with new console - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd679n9lnx5o?app-referrer=deep-link

What is the upside to attaching a PC to one's tv?

[Tamas]

Been a while coming. So many DIY devices.
Shame they can't pull the switch thing succesfully.

BBC News - Steam Machine: Valve rivals Xbox and PlayStation with new console - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd679n9lnx5o?app-referrer=deep-link

What is the upside to attaching a PC to one's tv?

A bigger screen? As long as you have a PC already, though, you can make some significant savings by buying an HDMI cable instead of this Steam Machine thing.

But I guess maybe if you haven't had a PC you can buy it and start buying PC games off Steam. Which makes, sense? I am sure.

[Josquius]

The temptation for me would be that the computer and living room TV are on opposite sides of the house.
Streaming is possible but its a big faff and involves turning the computer on and off anyway.

Doubt I'll be getting one but I can see where some might be interested. If it costs less than a full PC but games have more compatibility then that is good for those without gaming PCs.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Looks interesting, and might finally get me to shut down my Windows box for good.  I'm worried about the relatively small amount of system RAM, though.  I haven't done more than ad-hoc memory profiling on my gaming system, but I feel like only having 16GiB is pushing it for some games already, let alone what might be coming.

[Grey Fox]

Been a while coming. So many DIY devices.
Shame they can't pull the switch thing succesfully.

BBC News - Steam Machine: Valve rivals Xbox and PlayStation with new console - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd679n9lnx5o?app-referrer=deep-link

What is the upside to attaching a PC to one's tv?

In my case, getting a console like experience while avoiding the price wall that are Xbox Game Pass (formely live) or PSN; getting access to more indie darlings for a cheaper price.