Comment on Our first look at the Steam Machine, Valve’s ambitious new game console
nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
is it ambitious? is that what you would call it
Comment on Our first look at the Steam Machine, Valve’s ambitious new game console
nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
is it ambitious? is that what you would call it
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months 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.
Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 months 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!
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I don’t think that’s all that impressive though. The GPU looks to be a little weaker than the Xbox Series X, one gen newer and just over half the CUs, and the CPU is a gen newer with fewer cores. I’d wager The comparison I’ve seen is the Steam Machine is about the same size as the Series X, but a bit shorter. The Steam Machine doesn’t have a disc drive, so that makes sense.
It looks like the Steam Machine’s cooling is just a big heatsink and a 120mm fan. That’s really not that crazy. It’s basically a mini PC with a custom SOC and a bigger heatsink and fan.
Bamboodpanda@lemmy.world 2 months 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.
demonsword@lemmy.world 2 months ago
There is something else you forgot, Steam has a library with thousands of games. More games than most console’s entire libraries combined.