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.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

I guess that'll be my next pc. in about a year or 3

[The Minsky Moment]

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

Same for attaching a playstation or X-box except the games library is much larger.

[Jacob]

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

I would've bought the Steam Box last year if it had been available. Instead I got an Xbox (which I kind of regret).

The use case is: turn the gadget on, low-tech people in the family can reliably start a game and play it in the living room, no worries about watching Youtube or downloading malware or whatever - but we have access to PC games.

I'm still very attracted to the Steam Box for exactly that purpose. We have a Steam Deck and the curated "it just works" experience is pretty good. And so for I haven't had to worry about subscription services.

[viper37]

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

[Jacob]

IMO the biggest issue I have with the potential Steam Box is an issue I have with the Steam Deck right now. If my wife is playing Game A on the Steam Deck and I start playing Game B on my PC, she gets kicked off Game A (and vice versa) because it's the same account.

The solution has been to turn of internet connectivity on the Steam Deck when there's more than one game going on. But being able to play more than one of the games I have on different devices becomes more important if I get multiple Steam devices.

[Josquius]

Isn't there a family library option on steam?
Tick a box to make your games playable by a a few other accounts?
Or that still only let's one person play?

[Jacob]

I haven't looked into it thoroughly, since disabling wifi connection was a sufficient fix for my needs.

[Grey Fox]

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

I wasn't being sarcastic. I have no use for a portable system.