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[FinalBossWithTheMostPower]

I never feed into this HL3 shit, but given Valve developed Alex for the Index, and this Steam Machine came outta nowhere, HL3 is definitely on the table.

The existence of Alex alone let's you know they hear us.

I can't imagine Gabe green-lighting a console and not bringing their killer app.

 

[Moses85]

Valve isnt a stupid ass company. They made contracts with their suppliers …

 

[Bernardougf]

 

[ThaGuy]

If I had to be honest, I would rather have left 4 dead 3. That would push me over the edge and have me more than interested .

 

[yamaci17]

If I had to be honest, I would rather have left 4 dead 3. That would push me over the edge and have me more than interested .

now that you mention it, I would actually rather have portal 3

imagine the possibilities

 

[KenaiPhoenix]

Now that it wasnt on the game awards, then I dont think it will release with the Steam machines,

Maybe after their flop, Valve tries to put HL3... but chances indicate it can also just be Alyx 2

 

[yogaflame]

Good strategy if true for steam box

 

[CuNi]

The new cycle.
Its a steam machine exclusive.
Then it's a index 2 exclusive.
Then steam deck 2.

Rinse and repeat for upcoming steam hardware.

 

[CandyCrushSagat]

My dad who works at Nintendo also confirmed this rumour.

 

[Stuart360]

Havent read the thread but i guess people are thinking this means Steam box exclusive, which Valve would never do. It will atleast be on PC too.

 

[amigastar]

Havent read the thread but i guess people are thinking this means Steam box exclusive, which Valve would never do. It will atleast be on PC too.

Of course it will be on PC, Steam Box is a PC it would be practically impossible to not get it run on PC.

 

[PlayStaytion]

Oh, you're one of those retards.

Carry on, little buddy.

If Gabe cares about numbers then he must think and act like Kaz Hirai or Peter Moore cause a closed box will definitely encourage players to invest more on Software.

 

[FireFly]

Half Life: DRAM

It's the sequel everyone has been waiting for.

Why would you hold off on a HL game announcement (its in universe...Gordon is dead at this point) based on Dram cost?
The game is going to be a pack in sure and that could impact the overall number of available pre-orders for the hardware...maybe I read the OP incorrectly.

I guess if Valve wanted to announce the Steam Machine pre-orders on the same day as HL3, to use the HL3 hype to generate sales.

 

[winjer]

This is just wishful thinking.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Now that it wasnt on the game awards, then I dont think it will release with the Steam machines

Why would you pay millions of dollars to advertise something (Steam Box) that will sell a few million at most? When they will announce it word of mouth will do the work, why throw money at Geoff?

 

[asdasdasdbb]

I think it's going to be a live service game.

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

I guess if Valve wanted to announce the Steam Machine pre-orders on the same day as HL3, to use the HL3 hype to generate sales.

Yeah that makes total sense but do they need that?

I was just thinking of their pervious hardware releases (the steam deck more than anything else they have released), and so they really need a half life game to generate purchases?

That's a dumb thought for sure, everyone wants more sales but, I just don't think valve is going to have issues blasting through their preorder inventory.

 

[Shubh_C63]

If Half Life 3 were to exist, It will get released on Steam Machine launch or NEVER. Period.

Also 699$ is my guess for base model without the 1TB.

 

[SScorpio]

If Gabe cares about numbers then he must think and act like Kaz Hirai or Peter Moore cause a closed box will definitely encourage players to invest more on Software.

You're thinking in terms of consoles. There are tons of games that only release on Steam, people would just buy those. On other games that are also on Epic and GOG, it's still something like 85-90% of sales are through Steam. If you don't game on a PC, you won't understand. Steam isn't just a store, it's an entire platform. And all of its competitors attempt to compete by just being a store. And that's why they lose. Epic just recently added the ability to gift games to other people, it's been out for 7 years, and just now lets you do gifting. It took something like 5 years to get a cart.

Steam has had that for over 15 years. It also doesn't just have a basic contact list and some text chat. You can do voice and video calls through it while games are running. Invite people to play games on Steam, or watch a stream of your playing, or on supported games see the stream, but also join in and play a couch co-op only game entirely through a single copy of the game. It also has no brainer features like selecting friends and it will filter the list of games you own down to online multiple games everyone owns.

Every single game that has its own message board, and a user content section to let people upload guides, screenshots, videos, and reviews. Games can also support Steam Workshop that lets people upload mods for games which others can search through and install by clicking a single install button.

The Steam Machine will be just like the Steam Deck. It will come preinstalled with Steam OS, but it's a PC, install Windows on it if you want. Or even if you want, from within Steam OS you can install other launchers like Epic, GOG, etc and buy games there rather than Steam. Or you could even pirate games if that's your thing. Some people will of course do that, sometimes it's the only option for some delisted games locked in licensing hell. But the vast majority will just buy games on Steam as it offers a better experience. And if you are going to put all your games into a single store would you rather it be because you are locked in? Or because you get a superior experience?

 

[PlayStaytion]

You're thinking in terms of consoles. There are tons of games that only release on Steam, people would just buy those. On other games that are also on Epic and GOG, it's still something like 85-90% of sales are through Steam. If you don't game on a PC, you won't understand. Steam isn't just a store, it's an entire platform. And all of its competitors attempt to compete by just being a store. And that's why they lose. Epic just recently added the ability to gift games to other people, it's been out for 7 years, and just now lets you do gifting. It took something like 5 years to get a cart.

Steam has had that for over 15 years. It also doesn't just have a basic contact list and some text chat. You can do voice and video calls through it while games are running. Invite people to play games on Steam, or watch a stream of your playing, or on supported games see the stream, but also join in and play a couch co-op only game entirely through a single copy of the game. It also has no brainer features like selecting friends and it will filter the list of games you own down to online multiple games everyone owns.

Every single game that has its own message board, and a user content section to let people upload guides, screenshots, videos, and reviews. Games can also support Steam Workshop that lets people upload mods for games which others can search through and install by clicking a single install button.

The Steam Machine will be just like the Steam Deck. It will come preinstalled with Steam OS, but it's a PC, install Windows on it if you want. Or even if you want, from within Steam OS you can install other launchers like Epic, GOG, etc and buy games there rather than Steam. Or you could even pirate games if that's your thing. Some people will of course do that, sometimes it's the only option for some delisted games locked in licensing hell. But the vast majority will just buy games on Steam as it offers a better experience. And if you are going to put all your games into a single store would you rather it be because you are locked in? Or because you get a superior experience?

Yeah, in Paradise, you don't have to eat more of many different things cause you'll never get hungry again. Fortunately, we're still on Earth.

 

[Hudo]

If Gabe cares about numbers then he must think and act like Kaz Hirai or Peter Moore cause a closed box will definitely encourage players to invest more on Software.

Gabe already has the numbers, though. Steam is the largest gaming ecosystem by user count and games. The GabeCube is not an attempt to compete with the console manufacturers. It's an attempt to provide a hardware baseline for their ecosystem, because according to their survey, most users have hardware that is outdone by the GabeCube.

 

[SScorpio]

Yeah, in Paradise, you don't have to eat more of many different things cause you'll never get hungry again. Fortunately, we're still on Earth.

Are you arguing that variety and options are a good thing? And that you'd lack those in paradise?

I posted that you are maintaining choice, while you were arguing that the Steam Machine should be a locked down system.

 

[PlayStaytion]

Are you arguing that variety and options are a good thing? And that you'd lack those in paradise?

I posted that you are maintaining choice, while you were arguing that the Steam Machine should be a locked down system.

It's a joke about piracy, these people have lost their taste before even trying, I feel sorry for them.

 

[jm89]

Valve are cooked if they didn't lock in those cheaper ram prices for launch

 

[SScorpio]

It's a joke about piracy, these people have lost their taste before even trying, I feel sorry for them.

Valve are cooked if they didn't lock in those cheaper ram prices for launch

It would be very surprising they would announce the hardware without getting some supply contracts in place before hand.

The current speculation is also we're at the price peak where everyone is panic buying. Once things calm down prices will be higher than 2024/2025. Just won't be anywhere near 3-6x the cost.