PigLick on 7/1/2014 at 18:18
Steam never set the world on fire, it was always a slow burn
PigLick on 7/1/2014 at 18:20
We didnt start the fire
PigLick on 7/1/2014 at 18:21
blah blah blah billy joel gabe
Jason Moyer on 7/1/2014 at 18:51
Quote Posted by Renzatic
Likely? They'll all be using SteamOS.
Which hadn't been announced yet when Eva made that post.
Renzatic on 7/1/2014 at 18:54
Like anyone ever checks the posted dates around here.
Sulphur on 7/1/2014 at 19:01
Quote Posted by Renzatic
Likely? They'll all be using SteamOS. Though yeah, they're all just small PCs, so you can erase it and install whatever you want to on the things.
Much like everyone else here, I'm a little disappointed with what we're getting. I was expecting the perfect crossroad meeting between consoles and PCs. What we're getting is a PC with an alternative OS. That isn't terrible in and of itself, but I don't see it setting the world on fire. Not unless Valve has something huge planned to make SteamOS more appealing than Windows.
Yeah. Their own version of an OS strapped to an app store ecosystem.
Actually, that doesn't sound appealing at all.
Renzatic on 7/1/2014 at 20:55
That's just about how everyone wants to go these days, and no, I'm not too keen on it, either. Though to their benefit, while you're locked into one storefront, you're not completely locked into one OS.
TTK12G3 on 8/1/2014 at 03:21
This is basically rebranded Alienware.
Yakoob on 8/1/2014 at 06:30
Yeeaa, I honestly don't see how it's any different from standard prebuilt PC. Except it has a different OS than Mac or Windows.
Rebranding. It really does boil to brands here - Valve's name and Steam's fame is what will sell those. Is it enough for them to take off? Despite my technical skepticism, Valve does have a way of getting what they want in the end, so I wouldn't be betting against it just yet.
... or they can just release HL3 as an exclusive on it like they did with Steam and it'll be a win :p
