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Valve is about to win the console generation (xeiaso.net)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by PlanterTree@discuss.tchncs.de to c/steam@lemmy.ml

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Today was a big day for gamers as Valve just introduced three products: the Steam Controller, the Steam Machine, and the Steam Frame. When you add this alongside the Steam Deck, I think it's safe to say that Valve is about to win the next console generation.

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[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I think you're kind of missing the point. This thing is meant to take a bite out of the much larger console market. It doesn't need to compete with a gaming laptop's pricing if the people it's targeting weren't going to buy a gaming laptop.

[–] dellhiver@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

True, I agree.

Edit (mid-November): There are rumours that it could be north of 600.

In my head, unless it's in the 400-600 range, a gaming laptop makes more sense. I suspect generally other prospective buyers would too.

Steam OS whilst great, still doesn't run as many games as Windows. Particularly certain popular multiplayer ones with kernel-level anti-cheat.

At the moment all we have is Valve's theory that if the Steam Machine becomes really popular, Devs might update their games to work on Steam OS/linux. But equally they might not.

In a world where everything is getting more expensive (apart from TVs), I'm not sure the average person has the spare income to buy another single-purpose machine (yes, Steam OS can do more, but it's designed to be used for gaming). A Windows laptop is more flexible.

I can see this hardware appealing to a lot of people, regardless of price though. Kid's first PC for example.

I really want this machine to be a success. I would love to ditch Windows completely, as soon as possible.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Yeah $400-600 is about the price point I was thinking. But it's Valve, so who the hell knows?