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http://m.ign.com/articles/2013/09/2...alves-steam-machine-plans-with-great-interest
http://m.ign.com/articles/2013/09/2...alves-steam-machine-plans-with-great-interest
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Microsoft Watching Valve's Steam Machine Plans With 'Great Interest'
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Well, I guess they must be working on a windows gaming box themselves. Cant wait to check it out. Valve must've really scared them into making a move.
That would be neat, they could call it something like the Direct-X cube.
Not sure if serious.
Yeah its the Xbox.
I have no idea what the point of this article is. Of course they are watching, you could replace Microsoft with anyone in the industry.
steambox is the all digital console ms craved to be lol
Are they gonna pull a 360?
Had they watched PC gaming "with great interest" at any point in the last decade, Valve wouldn't have made a move into hardware to begin with.
Or possibly even Steam if you go further back, that could have been Microsoft.
I doubt that.
Not sure why this would be news. Does anyone expect MS to say something along the lines of "we don't give a shit." when asked about the matter?
Hey man, they built an app store!
True. Animals that felt no fear have a habit of dying off rather quickly
Good.
Time to step up your game Microsoft!
Competition is a great thing.
Time to step up your game Microsoft!
Competition is a great thing.
But hasn't Microsoft felt some level of fear with the constant 180's in the last few months? A fearless animal pays no mind to things.
you already have some sort of W8 with its kernel iirc..
Thinking this was an actual MS quote at first, it didn't surprise me.
Of course they're 'watching'. Kinect is always watching.
This would be funnier if it wasn't a likelihood :/
But basically they could converge the Xbox and Windows-based gaming.
Universal binaries - not that hard since the Xbox is x86 again.
Buy our shiny, ready to run your games optimally, Xbox, or make your own box/PC - they run the same exact games. Build some extra functionality into the Xbox... keeping the 10ft interface and the comfy couch in mind.
I can even see this could potentially leading to something more close to yearly updates a la iPhone etc. Because newer hardware would take immediate advantage of the games, which would be scalable.
Oh, btw. Digital only. Fuck everything else.
Universal binaries - not that hard since the Xbox is x86 again.
Buy our shiny, ready to run your games optimally, Xbox, or make your own box/PC - they run the same exact games. Build some extra functionality into the Xbox... keeping the 10ft interface and the comfy couch in mind.
I can even see this could potentially leading to something more close to yearly updates a la iPhone etc. Because newer hardware would take immediate advantage of the games, which would be scalable.
Oh, btw. Digital only. Fuck everything else.
They are watching it. Their response is that Windows app store for Win8. Microsoft is trying to lock down digital distribution as evidenced by their initial Xbone approach. Win8 store is a (half hearted) play at the same thing.
This is what kills me about Microsoft. If it doesn't have Windows or office in their names, as soon as any of their products get a foothold, they slack off. Then act suprised when some upstart comes in and spoils everything.
See:
iPhone
Steam
Android
Chrome/Firefox
God help us if they ever "win" the console wars. I don't even want to see the console equivalent of Windows Mobile 6.0 or IE 6.
Valve's double-fear is a) a baked-in gaming store and b) an OS direction that no longer supports or one day will no longer support DirectX or legacy binaries. MS' own actions led to those fears being realized. That is why Valve is entering (Linux-based) hardware--to secure a safe space in the future for the software they're already selling today. Had Microsoft been a better steward of Windows as a platform for gaming and less concerned with being a steward of the marketplace selling games, Valve would never have entered the hardware space.
Yeah, that's the joke.
Isn't the Xbox One also capable of being a Windows 8 set top box?
Im wondering what valve is using as lowest requirement to get the Steam Machine cert.
If it has pretty high specs for an lower then $549 pricepoint it could be destructive on the console market.
Being an OS that is streamlined for gaming. They could probably eliminate a lot of latency a normal OS has to deal with.
Edit: Wouldn't be surprised if devs only target SteamOs and just ignore the other linux distros.
If it has pretty high specs for an lower then $549 pricepoint it could be destructive on the console market.
Being an OS that is streamlined for gaming. They could probably eliminate a lot of latency a normal OS has to deal with.
Edit: Wouldn't be surprised if devs only target SteamOs and just ignore the other linux distros.
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They were more interested in trying to gain a foothold in the console market. Microsoft is so damn weird. Instead of caring for and improving the sectors they are strong in, they instead ignore them and try to penetrate other sectors that are already highly competitive.
Killing DirectX... Why would Microsoft do that?
I'm pretty sure it's 1) only: fears of the windows store killing Steam.
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Luckily for Steam, Windows 8 and its store have been a complete flop.
Unluckily for Microsoft, their decisions have pushed Valve to move in this direction (if they weren't already planning to do so years and years ago). Who knows if they'll succeed, but I think Valve's prospects aren't terrible.