Feels like a solid replacement for my Apple TV.
umbraroze@piefed.social 1 day ago
Like 80% of the games I already play are random indie stuff. I buy maybe 1-2 new big studio games a year, and even those aren’t exactly AAA. Right now, feels like big studios aren’t trying hard to produce actually interesting games, just more franchise slop.
Steam machine got a solid “Oooooooo! Can’t afford one right now but I’m sure keeping an eye on this one!” out of me.
Dojan@pawb.social 1 day ago
Jankatarch@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Honestly the whole “modern tech style” thing is making me feel off.
The console looks nice tho. Supports linux and would go well with retroarch to emulate old games on thinkpad.
alekwithak@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Did you want it to come in a Beige Box?
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Throw it in a G4 Cube case and we can talk.
cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 hours ago
I personally like wood exterior or utilitarian sheet metal with no lights.
ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 14 hours ago
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The front panel comes off, you can have a steam machine with a wood exterior if you really want
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
We love wood grain around here
purplemonkeymad@programming.dev 19 hours ago
Honestly I expect someone to make custom cases for it. If valve don’t release a model there will at least be someone doing a 3d printed model that fits the board.
turdcollector69@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
I would absolutely fuck with a beige/Earth tone box.
Lawnman23@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It’s mostly heat sink and fan out the back, cube shape is no frills and works great for what it is.
NormalPerson@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
I think the faceplates will be swappable so I can get that custom gabecube look.
potustheplant@feddit.nl 1 day ago
In my case I just can’t see the appeal. If you want a small desktop computer, just build an itx machine that can be fixed and upgraded.
Carrot@lemmy.today 3 hours ago
Not trying to attack you or anything because you did say that you don’t see the appeal for your own casw, but that’s because this product isn’t for you. If you see building a PC and putting it in your living room as an alternative, it’s not meant for you. This is for everyone else who doesn’t see those things as easy. Being someone who has been building/upgrading my own gaming PCs since I was a preteen, I understand how simple it seems to you. But not everyone has that perspective. What seems like simple step-by-step instructions to you is actually really complicated. Part compatiblity alone is difficult, and even the best sources of info can get it wrong, and that’s really demoralizing for someone who doesn’t even know what RAM is. Step-by-step guides seem easy, but there are many predatory ones out there, which suggest using a free trial of paid software to do the things FOSS software can do. You and I know how to avoid it, but if someone doesn’t even understand the concept of an .iso file, how would they know that better alternatives exist? Also, an extremely common case when following tutorials online is that they are out of date, or an unexpected error happens when following them. You and I can quickly RCA these issues and get back on track, but when you don’t even understand what the steps you are taking are actually doing, these minor hiccups leave you dead in the water.
What you are actually suggesting here is people do like, a year of introductory computer classes. It doesn’t feel like that to you because you’ve been figuring all this crap out as you go along, but having walked people through the most basic of IT problems, you are overestimating what a normal person finds intimidating when dealing with a computer.
freebee@sh.itjust.works 19 hours ago
It’s likely the steam machine will be repairable, what makes you think otherwise?
Not everyone loves to build a computer, look for compatible parts, compare 100 prices, choose a distro, spend 2 or 3 days troubleshooting unexpected things anyhow… The appeal of this box for people who want a “decent” hardware with steam/Linux on an open machine (free to install whatever you want afterwards) plug and play ready out of the box looks pretty damn big too me, if the price will be low enough. Not everyone is a tinkerer to the same degree or has enough time for it. This will for sure open Linux to a broader audience, that are interested but scared or short on skill/knowledge/time. Plus you get support, the real kind, not only random people on forums. Maybe it’s not for you, but to me the appeal is enormous. If it’s priced sharp enough I’ll probably get one and make it my “smart” TV device.
potustheplant@feddit.nl 12 hours ago
It has a custom soc that is most likely soldered and most of the components (except maybe storage and ram) are custom as well. If you need to repair it, you depend on steam still providing the parts. I doubt the parts will be available in retail stores, so that’s another inconvenience. Upgrading (the cpu/gpu, etc) will also probably be impossible.
Also, building a pc is a lot simpler than you make it out to be. Not sure what you mean about that “support” bit either. People have always been fixing their computers getting help online. Either from forums or manufacturers.
To top it off, the “benefits” you’re mentioning are literally the same as if you bought a prebuilt pc.
Jocarnail@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
If the price point is around 500$/€ I think it would be challenging to build a good pc for less than that
potustheplant@feddit.nl 12 hours ago
That’s wishful thinking. Valve hasn’t even announced a price range.