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Why Valve's Steam Box is no game changer

CVG:Valve is an unmistakable success story but the next chapter in the company's history is fraught with challenges and drawbacks.

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Root4123d ago

Is it really the Steambox though...

Nitrowolf24123d ago (Edited 4123d ago )

I thought this was just the bases of it, not the actual thing. Just a introduction really to these types of PC box. From what I'm reading anyway it makes it sound like that.

@Below
yet every site keeps calling it the steambox, mass confusion even though they already said it isn't. Still CVG does point that out, so.

Root4123d ago (Edited 4123d ago )

I don't see why Gabe dosen't keep saying it untill sites start reporting on it...that is ISN'T the Steambox because at the end of the day the confusion is going to to hurt Valve the most.

Just get it straightend out now I say

papashango4123d ago

Apparently he now is. Taken from Toms Hardware article
http://www.tomshardware.com...

First, the notion that this is the Steam Box is false. Rather, there will be a variety of different Steam Boxes as Valve is working with various partners to develop a variety of different "Steam Boxes." Newell explained that Valve would be working on its own version of the Steam Box, the Linux-based console that we've heard so much about, stating "We’ll come out with our own and we’ll sell it to consumers by ourselves. That’ll be a Linux box, [and] if you want to install Windows you can. We’re not going to make it hard. This is not some locked box by any stretch of the imagination.

NYC_Gamer4123d ago

It's a hard sell because PC gamers like to build their own rigs and doubt many console owners care enough

Kamikaze1354123d ago

The Steambox isn't meant for PC gamers. It's meant for console gamers intimidated by the idea of PC gaming.

piroh4123d ago

@Kamikaze135
every console needs an exclusives, there´s no point in getting Steambox unless HL3 and Portal 3 won´t be exclusive to the device

Neonridr4123d ago

well, that would depend on the specs of the Steambox vs the specs of the nextgen machines. I mean a lot of console gamers would be open to the idea of the Steambox since console gamers have been wanting native 1080p/60fps that PC gamers have been enjoying for sometime. However, I don't see a console device easily capable of such a feat without a price tag that is in the $500 area.

DarkBlood4123d ago

well im not intimidated by pc gaming but im not exactly tech savy either so a steam box dedicated for steam games is great for me then i can start using my pc less often

then theres my own mini problem with maintenace on pc in general

papashango4123d ago

@Piroh

Gabens already gone and said that this isn't meant to isolate pc gamers. If you own a good gaming pc then you don't need a steam box.

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bluetoto4121d ago

This is NOT for PC heads. How hard is it for PC heads to believe that there are MILLIONS of gamers that want to play, mod games on PC but have ZERO desire to be bothered with the crap that comes along with it.
I don't care how "easy" building a rig is suppose to be if it's not as simple as plug and play then plenty will not want to be bothered, such as I.

It doesn't need halo or uncharted as there are tons of PC games already available for PC ONLY which are in fact, exclusives.

As a gamer I'm baffled at how many PC heads want this to fail. How can you consider yourself a gamer if you're not interested in games on ALL platforms. Do you really enjoy gaming or are you using gaming as some type of twisted kick?

More and more we are getting these type of "gamers" who are more interested in witholding or restricting games from being played by everyone, what happened?

aquamala4123d ago

too early to say anything since we know nothing about SteamBox or the next Xbox/PS

DudeJets4123d ago

Why are so many retarded "journalists" need to research, the xi3 Pistion is not the steam box its a product that is however being backed by valve.

DudeJets4123d ago

Wow that first sentence was high on derp it should say. Why are there so many retarded journalists unable to do any research.

Zha1tan4123d ago

upgradeable console not a game changer?

What universe am I in?

papashango4123d ago

exactly right?

a console that allows you to install windows

on top of this nifty bit

Newell's plans for the Steam Box's future are ambitious. He plans on having it support more than two screens, running multiple instances of games, stating, "The Steam Box will also be a server. Any PC can serve multiple monitors, so over time, the next-generation (post-Kepler) you can have one GPU that’s serving up eight simultaneous game calls. So you could have one PC and eight televisions and eight controllers and everybody getting great performance out of it. We’re used to having one monitor, or two monitors — now we’re saying let's expand that a little bit."

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Team Fortress: Source 2 and Portal 64 Fan Projects Shut Down by Valve Takedowns

Fan projects Team Fortress: Source 2 and Portal 64 have shut down after Valve intervened in their development.

-Foxtrot105d ago

First they open Steam up to more AI, now they are shutting down fan projects when at one time they used to support or even give the fans jobs.

Wonder what's going on with Valve at the minute.

rlow1105d ago

@Foxtrot
It’s called money plain and simple.

JEECE104d ago

I mean, that might explain the Team Fortress 2 thing, because Valve might bring that to Source 2 (though I'm not sure I'd bet on that), but I can't see how Portal 64 hurts them. If anything, it's more attention to the Portal and therefore Valve/Steam.

Giblet_Head104d ago (Edited 104d ago )

There's potential that Valve had already planned to bring Source 2 to TF2 officially after Counter Strike 2. It's been getting some renewed attention lately.

Inverno104d ago

You got Nintendo to thank for Portal64 being taken down. As for TF2, most likely it's due to the probability of Valve working on a source 2 port themselves. It's sucks but Nintendo are the biggest pricks in the business and not letting this drag out into a huge court drama is the best decision.

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Valve Opens the Floodgates to Allow More AI Based Games on Steam

Valve has updated its stance on AI games on the Steam storefront, allowing creators to publish AI-created games.

Droppedez105d ago

AI is just another form of slavery for our computer brethren.

Barlos105d ago (Edited 105d ago )

Hell no. I want games that have been made by creative minds who have a passion for their craft, not a bot with a penchant for plagiarism.

BrainSyphoned104d ago (Edited 104d ago )

So instead of paying for an engine and assets to create a game they are paying for an engine and assets to create a game.

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Valve Tells Players To Stop Inhaling Steam Deck Vent Fumes

Valve has officially warned against inhaling the Steam Deck vent fumes in an official response due to potential health hazards.

gold_drake131d ago

my god, people are so dumb these days.

shinoff2183131d ago

I read the headline to my girl and she even reacted wtf is wrong with people. People wild

Notellin128d ago

I feel bad for her that she can't read and needs you to do it for her. Keep your head up!

shinoff2183128d ago

Notellin, I've been teaching her 😘

Jin_Sakai129d ago (Edited 129d ago )

This generation is about dumb as it gets.

frostypants129d ago

Huffing things isn't new to be fair.

SavageFlamingo129d ago

This has nothing to do with generations. It’s not a stupid challenge or anything. People just happened to smell it while they were playing. The steam deck exhaust is easy to smell without even trying. Just playing it you’ll smell it in the air around you.

Felix_Argyle_Catbro129d ago

"tHiS gEErAtIoN"
It's every generation, today you just see it more clearly thanks to internet.

k2d129d ago

To be fair, I loved the smell of glue, gas and certain plastics as a kid (new disc cartridges/new hardware, anyone?)

Si-Fly128d ago

Instruction manuals for me, best smell ever 😂

crazyCoconuts129d ago

I actually take a whiff of it once in a while, it's funny that it smells so good lol

DarXyde129d ago

Tide pod fiasco all over again

Felix_Argyle_Catbro129d ago

"tHeSe DaYs"
People have been just as dumb in the past, you just see it clearly now thanks to the internet.

gold_drake129d ago

thanks for that .. insight. ha.

rlow1128d ago

Well good thing about dumb people, they play an important part in human history. How else do we know which plants, animals and foods ar dangerous? Dumb people! They pay the price so the rest of us don’t have to. Lol

FinalFantasyFanatic128d ago

Honestly, I'm not even surprised considering some of the people I come across these days, inhaling fumes would explain a lot of things.

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Knightofelemia130d ago (Edited 130d ago )

Wow people will huff anything nowadays some people just have way too much time on their hands.

Abnor_Mal129d ago (Edited 129d ago )

Another reason to love the PlayStation Portal, no chance of breathing in noxious vapors.

Get a Steam Deck they said, to which I reply, what are you high?

KwietStorm_BLM129d ago

Were you high when you typed this?

Abnor_Mal129d ago

Sorry bud no Steam Deck here.

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FinalFantasyFanatic128d ago (Edited 128d ago )

Even the Steam Deck does streaming better than the Portal (they portal is capped for streaming for some reason, whereas the Steam Deck isn't).

Neonridr128d ago

imagine pretending a glorified streaming device is better than a stand alone unit that can also, stream.

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Eonjay129d ago

Stand by for the 'gaming kills' articles.
Que Halloween movie theme.

Nucleux129d ago

What does it smell/taste like?

Barlos129d ago

Better than the Switch cartridges is my guess.

Just to be clear, I've never licked a Switch cartridge, nor have I inhaled my deck's fumes.

Profchaos129d ago

Same never licked a switch cart I've always been worried more about where it's been than the taste but

Fluke_Skywalker129d ago

It smells good, that's the problem lol. When I first turned mine on I noticed it 😅
Better stop sniffing it then.

Barlos129d ago

I've had my deck for over a year, I've never been compelled to put my nose near the vent for a good lungful 😂

crazyCoconuts129d ago

I can't explain it... It smells...new

SavageFlamingo129d ago (Edited 129d ago )

Kind of like cheap bacon cooking. Even cheap bacon smells good.

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