Dali Dimovski writes:
"Wondering how the SteamBox compares to the Xbox One and PS4? Here's our cheat sheet comparo based off of the information currently revealed."
Valve's highly anticipated multiplayer game, Deadlock, has already become a target for cheaters even though it hasn't been officially released. Currently in a
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Wow, that Wii U CPU/GPU... didn't they get the memo?
Thanks for the comparison. Good to know how much I should save.
Umm.. these specs don't match up with common sense.
A 450W PSU? Pretty certain the GTX 660, the least powerful GPU in that list, will be barely keeping its head above water, with that one. That's the bare minimum spec for it. The other GPUs on the list need a lot more juice.
In any case, "the Steambox", as a platform, would have to be the least of any machine listed. Any game made for it, has to run decently on a "i3" with a "GTX 660", etc.
Pairing a decent GPU, like the 660, with an i3 seems... like a bad idea. If the i3 is the limit, that means games would have to be designed to only optionally use more than 2 cores... basically meaning a better framerate only, because more AIs at once, more gameplay-changing physics, etc., would have to be the same on i3s and i7s. ..which would suck. Only fluff like framerate gets to have the extra muscle.
This is the classic "lowest common denominator" PC game design flaw, that some ignorant PC gamer wannabes never seem to understand, and make real PC enthusiasts look bad. Value would be fools to make Steamboxes that cost less than ~$1000, or, IMO, to make more than a single model.
If they try to build it too close to console costs, they are just going to make the Steambox look underpowered -- and then no one will buy it over the consoles. This just reminds me about how Steam isn't going away, just because there might be a Steambox. Why would I not build my own rig, with 50% reused parts (most of PSU, case, fans, GPU, HDD, Optical, audio, ...), again?
1000$ price confirmed!!!