Comment on Our first look at the Steam Machine, Valve’s ambitious new game console

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• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I think so. It’s trying to compete with Microsoft and Sony consoles in much the same way that Steam Deck competed with the Switch. Taking on the largest segment of gaming outside mobile is pretty ambitious. It seems to be launching along with a new VR headset and a new controller, so they seem to be targeting high volume sales for the living room gaming market.

  The hardware isn’t the ambitious part, the target market is.

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  • Alaknar@sopuli.xyz ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The hardware is also the ambitious part - if they managed to figure out cooling of that hardware in that form factor, it’s one of the most impressive feats of recent years!

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  • Bamboodpanda@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Absolutely! The opinions you see on platforms like Lemmy or Reddit don’t necessarily reflect the views of the actual target market. Many of those users are casual gamers. These are people who own a phone and an Xbox, and that’s the extent of their gaming experience.

    That market is HUGE. Valve is offering accessibility, convenience, and comparable (to consoles) performance without the complexity of PC gaming. I think it’s a fantastic move, and I’m genuinely excited to see it succeed. I have long wanted to play with more of my work friends who fall into this category.

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    • demonsword@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      There is something else you forgot, Steam has a library with thousands of games. More games than most console’s entire libraries combined.

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