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agentrfr
Executive Member
Yes and yes, depeding on prices and game library size.
Right now the Xbox 360 is aging and I never liked the pricetag of PS3 games.
I think steam has a business model much more focused on service delivery. Immagine if you could get any game on steam running on a "steam box"....
Right now the Xbox 360 is aging and I never liked the pricetag of PS3 games.
I think steam has a business model much more focused on service delivery. Immagine if you could get any game on steam running on a "steam box"....
HavocXphere
Honorary Master
No. I've got a PC.
Me to. For this reasons.
1. The rumoured specs for the next generation consoles is not that impressive.
2. Where going to have to live with that specs for 8 years again.
3. I'd rather pay more for my console and less for the games. R600 for a game..ouch
If anything Steam might shake up the industry
Rosaudio
First Officer
I already have a Steam console. My PC.
murraybiscuit
Executive Member
If it had superior hardware to other consoles, cost the same or less, and kept their game prices the same, they would have a winner.
That said, I remember somebody once telling me that ms runs at a loss/ breaks even on the hardware and makes profit on services and games. Is this still the case?
That said, I remember somebody once telling me that ms runs at a loss/ breaks even on the hardware and makes profit on services and games. Is this still the case?
scotty777
...doesn't know
Hmmm, I love pc too much.
So I guess not.
Consoles are great and all, but pc's push the development of newer and better hardware...
So I guess not.
Consoles are great and all, but pc's push the development of newer and better hardware...
Shayd
Expert Member
Based on the research I have done on the steam console it will effectively be an i7 mini itx box with a to end Nvidia mobile graphics card built into it.
So you get a pre built little PC with steam pre loaded onto it. I can definitely see a market for it and it should create a nice benchmark for gaming companies to build to.
So you get a pre built little PC with steam pre loaded onto it. I can definitely see a market for it and it should create a nice benchmark for gaming companies to build to.
d0b33
Honorary Master
It will be a mini PC basically, so there would be a market.
Archer
Honorary Master
So overkill CPU with a poor GPU, with poor cooling? Ya, I'll pass... And it wont be a nice benchmark to build to at all imo, it will be low to start with, and then it'll just get progressively worse. Just like... current consoles!
If its just a mini PC... well you can build that yourself.
What it should have read was "from the rumours I have heard on the steam console...."