Op Ed [Jun 08, 2015, 09:34 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Don't buy a Steam Machine - The Verge.
The official Steam Machines run SteamOS, which is basically Linux with Steam’s Big Picture Mode. Even though Valve is working to bring more games to Linux, most popular titles aren’t available for it yet, and there’s really no reliable way to predict which games will be supported in the future. Of the top 10 games you can buy on Steam right now, only one, the Fallout Classic Collection, works on SteamOS. There’s no Grand Theft Auto 5, or Skyrim, or DayZ. Hell, you can’t even play games that are compatible with Linux but aren’t on Steam, which includes Blizzard’s popular catalog. If you care about playing anything relatively new and popular, the Xbox One, PS4, Wii, and Windows-based PCs are all clearly superior options. And games aren’t the only compatibility problem. If Valve and HTC’s virtual reality headset is anything like the Oculus Rift, it’ll need powerful hardware, and it’s possible lower-end Steam Machines won’t support it.
descender wrote on Jun 8, 2015, 12:41:
This entire article is really stupid. There are literally thousands of SteamOS compatible games on Steam right now. Of the 10 "most played" games on Steam, 7 of them are SteamOS compatible.
What console has a library of over a thousand games that is still constantly being expanded and updated?
What console has the ability to install 3rd party games?
What console has the ability to be upgraded in the event that they are not powerful enough to run SteamVR hardware?
What console lets you easily share your library with your friends/family without losing control of your physical copies of games?
Only the SteamBox.
Does it have flaws? Sure. Is version 1 of the SteamBox going to win the console war? of course not. Is it the best/only possibility we have for breaking down the walled-gardens of Sony and Microsoft and ending the disparity between PC and console games? Yes, absolutely. if only for that last reason alone people should be championing and hoping for the success of this venture.
This entire comment is really stupid.
What console has a library of over a thousand games that is... - Since you're counting EVERYTHING, you have to count PSN and XBL games. Trust me, the PS3 and Xbox360 have well over a thousand games.
What console has the ability to install 3rd party games? Um... the 360 and PS3 have that ability, unless you have your own personal definition of "3rd party games"
Upgrading? The 360 can be upgraded. Not much, but still...
/sigh...
I get your point, but your arguments are idiotic. Stop that.
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