It wasn’t hard or expensive to build the Steam Box, more of a case of know-exactly-what-you-are-doin g. Purchasing wrong parts for the build can be costly or even dangerous, but it’s something that can be solved with decent research.
Is PlayStation Neo Sony's answer to the onslaught of console like devices ushered in by Valve?
Thats how I have perceived the direction for Xbox since Spencer discussed it at Build earlier this year. Backward/forward compatibility and more frequent hardware releases spells it out plainly.
Nope. Neo (if it is happening) is just a way for people to watch 4k movies with their PS4, and play VR with a little extra power.
I thought this was well established?
Major videogame brick-and-mortar retailers GAME UK, GameStop, EB Games, and Valve have announced that the stores will be including special "Steam Sections" dedicated to selling Valve's upcoming hardware coming 10th November 2015. The hardware will include the Steam Controller, Steam Link, and Steam Machines. The sections will of course also include a variety of Steam prepaid cards, which most stores already sell.
I imagine the Vive will eventually be on the shelf? Its already into October and still no release date, preorders, or price. Valve/HTC better have a good strategy in place.
Jarrett from IP writes: "Why even bother? That seems a better question for the world’s premier digital game distributor. Why not just release on box with a closed, tight licensing scheme like everyone else? What the hell is that controller? What does it all mean? The last three months have been a big blob of nebulous questions with no solid answers. CES may have shed light on this darkness, but what it revealed may have only left more that needs justification."