Valve Says No Steam Machines Until 2015

[froggyboy604]

Valve Software updated the Steam Universe discussion group on Tuesday with news that Steam Machines will hit the market in 2015, not 2014 as originally reported. The delay stems from the controller, which Valve's Eric Hope says has received a "ton" of feedback.

"We're now using wireless prototype controllers to conduct live playtests, with everyone from industry professionals to die-hard gamers to casual gamers," reads the update. "It's generating a ton of useful feedback, and it means we'll be able to make the controller a lot better. Of course, it's also keeping us pretty busy making all those improvements. Realistically, we're now looking at a release window of 2015, not 2014."

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It's good to hear that Valve is taking the time to read all the user feedback that it is geting from their Steam Machine, and Steam OS beta testers.

I think it will be better for Steam to release its Steam Machine in 2015 because there would be faster gaming video cards, CPU, RAM, and storage drives available in 2015 at lower prices, so the Steam Machines can be sold at $500 or less with better specs than most current gaming computers, and consoles.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

I'm not shocked, I know their controller had to be over hauled greatly and that most likely caused a few other problems for the machine. I think it was wise to delay it.

 

[froggyboy604]

I think waiting until there are more games available for Steam OS in 2015 would be a good idea since some gamers complain there are not enough Steam OS compatible games.

I bet Steam would release a big game like Half-Life 3, Left 4 Dead 3, Team Fortress 3, and Dota 3 when it release the Steam Machine.

Plus, people who want a Steam Machine now can either build their own, or buy a pre-built gaming PC to install Steam OS onto the hard drive for playing games on Steam OS now.

Steam OS also currently works with a lot of USB controllers like the Xbox 360 USB wireless controller.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

If the steam machine released with that kind of line up Frog the Steam machine would back hand every console maker as it's sale numbers sky rocket into the billions with sold out signs everywhere for it and breaking records like a boss.

 

[acnxtj]

I think waiting until there are more games available for Steam OS in 2015 would be a good idea since some gamers complain there are not enough Steam OS compatible games.

Wouldn't all Steam games that have controller support Steam OS? Correct me if I’m wrong but isn't plugging a controller into a PC to use it for gaming the same as using the Steam controller on the Steam Console

 

[froggyboy604]

Wouldn't all Steam games that have controller support Steam OS? Correct me if I’m wrong but isn't plugging a controller into a PC to use it for gaming the same as using the Steam controller on the Steam Console

Yes, it would be basicly be the same. The Steam Console may have better specs than most computers made by HP, Dell, and Acer in the $500-600 price since a lot of computers made by computer builders like HP are not good for gaming because they come with onboard video from the motherboard, or uses a slower video card like the Nvidia 610 1GB. I think $500 Steam Consoles would have a Nvidia GTX 750 2GB which is fast enough to play Titan Fall, and other intensive games at 1080P at high video settings.

The Steam Console maybe cheaper since you do not need to pay an extra $200 for Windows 7-8.1 Pro, or subscribe to a $20-60 paid antivirus like NOD32, BitDefender, or Vipre if you want better virus protection in Windows because a lot of the free antivirus don't have all the features to keep your computer safe from viruses like paid antiviruses which has more features to keep your PC safe.

Steam OS is also free, so all future operating system upgrades should be free unlike Windows where you are forced to pay $120 just to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1.

 

[Death]

I'm really interested in the Steam In-Home Streaming feature that is in Beta right now. I don't have a gaming rig to try it out from, I think it would be so good to be able to play whatever game I want from any compatible device in the house. As a big Linux supporter I'd like to see SteamOS do well, Value have the money to put into it and it may help get rid of the requirement for a Windows 7 Desktop.

 

[froggyboy604]

I agree the In-House gaming looks pretty good for streaming from a big tower gaming computer. I read somewhere if you set up a VPN, and have a fast internet connection, you can stream outside of your home to another computer, or laptop.

I think if League of Legends, Minecraft, Runescape, World of Watcraft 3, Dota 2, and other popular PC games are easy to install on Steam OS, Steam OS could be a good OS for a lot of PC Gamers who play a lot of popular games.

 

[Soulwatcher]

I can say with out a doubt that I am not excited for the Steam Machine. It's running Linux and there are hardly any AAA games that run on Linux. Over all the concept is great but I am staying away until they get all the new AAA games to run on Linux. For now I am more then happy with my PS4.

Greg

 

[froggyboy604]

It would be great if Valve created a Windows Installer program for Steam OS like Ubuntu Linux's Windows Ubuntu Installer (wubi.exe)  which let users run Ubuntu Linux on the same hard drive as Windows without changing hard drive settings like partitions for people who choose to try Linux, but don't want to change drive partition settings to make a new partition for Ubuntu on a Hard drive, or buying another drive to install Ubuntu Linux. People who are unsure if they want to use Linux can try it out without making big changes to their drive settings, and can uninstall Linux with the Windows Add/Remove program uninstaller in the control panel in Windows if Linux is not for them.

There may not be many AAA games for Steam for Linux/Steam OS, but there are currently 528 Linux compatible games which are available on Steam according to http://store.steampowered.com/search/?os=linux&category1=998#sort_by=&sort_order=ASC&category1=998&os=linux&page=1

By only looking through page 1-2 of the Steam for Linux section, I see good games like Dota 2, Team Fortress 2, Portal, Left 4 Dead 2, Counter Strike : Source,  The Witcher 2, Half-Life 1-2, and Civilization v, so people who haven't played any of these good games on other OSes like Windows, and Mac could play them on Linux on Steam OS which is a free operating system which can be installed on many computers which meets the system requirements for Steam OS. By using Steam OS instead of Windows, gamers could use the money savings by using a free OS to possibly buy about 8-10 games which they have not played yet.