mansoor1980
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half life 3 is not important anymore
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Would you buy a SteamBox to play Half Life 3 on Tv?
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nkarafo
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Half-Life is not as important as it was 15 years ago. Is Valve even the same company it was when they made HL2? Are there even a handful of devs who worked on HL2 still active or in the company?
The hype has died a long time ago. Nobody cares anymore plus the expectations of the old fans are probably too unrealistic to be satisfied.
The hype has died a long time ago. Nobody cares anymore plus the expectations of the old fans are probably too unrealistic to be satisfied.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
I think anyone who's played HL: Alyx thinks HL3 is possible and is moderately hyped about it.
LazyParrot
Member
Steambox failed, and it will fail again if Valve ever decides to make another one. The Steam deck is a success because it's portable. It offers PC gamers functionality they can't get from a desktop PC or even a laptop. A Steambox would do no such thing, it'd just be a shittier PC.
ChoosableOne
ChoosableAll
Poking fun at Xbox isn't as fun as it used to be. Considering the current state of the market, I mentioned Xbox's name to point out that this might be the best time for Valve. There are many Pc gamers loves to play with their consoles sometimes as well, and I don't think it's a bad idea for them to put a console in their living rooms where they can play the same library instead of PS5 or Xbox, which are moving away from exclusive games. Portability is a huge plus too. The Steam Deck can't fulfill the same role because playing games at 30 FPS with 720p/FSR balanced isn't the same as playing at 60 FPS in 1080p/4K. Cramming that much power into such a small device would likely cause overheating issues too.
Half-Life 3 could perhaps be used as bait to attract console players who haven't played Half-Life on PC. It may not be considered as important as it once was, but the impact of Alyx is evident. Halo Infinite was chosen as the game of the year here, fueled by the hype generated by Halo fans, so I believe the hype created by Half-Life fans will be much more effective.
30% of voters so far are expecting such a device. Let's not forget that most people here didn't want the PS Portal either.
Dr.brain64
Member
Maybe. I already use the deck docked. Good enough for me.
Thaedolus
Member
This. Alyx shows they still got it; it’s fantastic. And the whole reason we haven’t gotten HL3 yet is Valve’s philosophy of dumping anything they don’t feel pushed the envelope. If we do get HL3, expect it to be awesome
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
Steam Deck is, gladly, nothing to do with console and Steam machines were already a thing, gladly, of the past.
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rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
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HogIsland
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We're the ones who know best why a steam console would be a huge advancementPC attached to TV crew checking in
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
ChoosableOne
ChoosableAll
What's the alternative? Diy console? Valve is one of the best companies at what they do. A little bit of greed is essential for corporations to survive. It's a business in the end.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
And why would that be? I have my PC plugged to my TV and don't see the reason for a Steam console at all.
PC is about freedom and options, and I can imagine an hypotetical pre-made, branded PC lacking on some of those options.
ElFenomeno
Member
If that would be the only way to play it...probably yes. Then sell it.
The game would also have to be a non VR game.
The game would also have to be a non VR game.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
This. I have no idea why anyone gives even the slightest of fucks anymore.
Having said that, why Marc Laidlaw never released a novel wrapping up the story....I will never know that either.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
I would say "you realize a lot has changed since then?" But I can already see that the answer is clearly No.
Steam Deck is, gladly, nothing to do with console and Steam machines were already a thing, gladly, of the past.
There already is a version of Steam machine known as Bazzite and Chimera that runs a PC.
It's fucking amazing, but is limited to AMD. It works incredibly well for turning a PC high end PC into a console.
There is DEFINITELY a market for it.
I for one, cannot wait to get rid of WIndows completely.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Depends on the price. And if it can run other apps like Game Pass.
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
Bazzite and Chimera are OSs, not Steam machines.
HogIsland
Member
#1 desktop GPUs don't support HDMI-CEC
#2 turning on a PC via a gamepad mostly doesn't work
#3 theres no low power state for downloading game/system updates
A steam console isn't taking away your option to have a worse experience so I don't get the argument.
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HogIsland
Member
Most of steams *advancements* in the last 5-10 years are making a PC-based console viable. Steam Input, Big Picture Mode, proton/SteamOS, video recording, etc.
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
Nothing of those advancements was anything to do with console or not. Video recording??? Rly???
LordOfChaos
Member
1) HL3 isn't happening, I've killed the hope in my heart
2) Steam boxes aren't strategically important for Valve, if anything it would be a VR exclusive like Alyx again. They tried boxes before and largely failed, the Deck was more successful for it being able to do something different, run your PC games portably. Steam Deck exclusive makes no sense either as that runs Steam games which are largely PC games.
2) Steam boxes aren't strategically important for Valve, if anything it would be a VR exclusive like Alyx again. They tried boxes before and largely failed, the Deck was more successful for it being able to do something different, run your PC games portably. Steam Deck exclusive makes no sense either as that runs Steam games which are largely PC games.
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TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
I'd rather have all the options a normal PC gives me over such insignificant things as those.
"A worse experience"? Lol, ok dude.
HogIsland
Member
Try to wrap your mind around the idea that people like to buy set top boxes to play videogames in their living room without a lot of PC hassles/troubleshooting.
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
Still not a "guaranteed" worse experience.
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CuckooBananaNuts
Banned
They should definitely do HD remasters or remakes and see how well received they are. And if they do well, they should make the third one. One of their biggest excuses is that it's just been too long since HL2 came out for them to make HL3. That didn't stop them from making Alyx on VR.
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ChoosableOne
ChoosableAll
They failed because there were so many of them and in different configurations. Additionally, Steam OS wasn't convincing enough in those years. It wouldn't be surprising for them to try again at a time when linux game support is at its peak. If they release 1 or 2 (base+pro?) Valve-supported products like the Steam Deck, we will see a different picture. The fact that there's a new discussion about it every day could also suggest there is demand in the market.
KormaChameleon
Member
What kind of PC doesn't let you connect to your TV?
ChoosableOne
ChoosableAll
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Some people around this parts are allergic to doing that, for some reason or another.
Self_Destructive
Member
LMAO the same people saying "Half Life 3 is not important anymore" were the same people begging Valve to put HL:A on PSVR2. Quite simply put... Playstation fanboys say every single game series that isn't on Playstation isn't important anymore because they're butthurt these games aren't focused on their platform 
As for the question of the topic... of course not.. because everyone already owns PCs.. which connect to TVs just fine. All the best selling games, and surprise hits of the past couple years have been primarily PC games. There's no need to buy Steam Machines.. however it's impressive that such an amount of people would. Just shows you how awesome Steam and Valve are. B)
As for the question of the topic... of course not.. because everyone already owns PCs.. which connect to TVs just fine. All the best selling games, and surprise hits of the past couple years have been primarily PC games. There's no need to buy Steam Machines.. however it's impressive that such an amount of people would. Just shows you how awesome Steam and Valve are. B)
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You’re not selling 60 million of those at $1000 prices
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