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dmhenderson

My tl;dr on the steam machine situation is that they are basically Alienware with a fancy proprietary OS but without the suck. They are dedicated gaming machines.

Unfortunately for Cody, you can't use them to play LoL or DotA.

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FPenvy

some new thing Razor is making looks disgusting. it's a modular PC set-up with parts you just snap into a main tower piece. i dont PC game much at all but this set-up just looks awesome. even has a LCD screen for hardware statuses and maintence info.

Razer Re-invents Gaming Desktops with the World's Most Modular PC Concept Design | Razer™ | For Gamers. By Gamers.™

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4r3s

The idea is cool that just about anyone could build a nice computer with this solution but sooner than later the backbone is going to become obsolete and have to be replaced. The architectures change so fast because they have to keep up with all the new chipsets for new processor families.

4r3s

It didn't used to be like that. I've been on steam for 10+ years and the whole greenlight, alpha/beta early access junk is recent within the past year. I'm right there with you, I don't buy games until they're fully released.

The nice thing about steam is that it downloads and applies the updates for you automatically. A patch on a console usually means something is seriously broken because the developers have to pay MS to release a patch. A patch on a pc game is usually expanding the content of the game but not always.

All of those boxes are FUGLY too. I don't understand why no one has anything decent looking yet. I will likely be building my own small form factor pc and dual booting windows and SteamOS on it for my media center.

I would imagine DOTA is going to be ported to linux since Valve owns the game now I believe. Just really a matter of time to get developer buy in.

FPenvy

[QUOTE=4r3s;2642169]It didn't used to be like that. I've been on steam for 10+ years and the whole greenlight, alpha/beta early access junk is recent within the past year. I'm right there with you, I don't buy games until they're fully released.

The nice thing about steam is that it downloads and applies the updates for you automatically. A patch on a console usually means something is seriously broken because the developers have to pay MS to release a patch. A patch on a pc game is usually expanding the content of the game but not always.
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well with the xbox one now and the low power standby mode it'll automatically download and apply updates while it is "off" and you're not home or playin etc... which is nice because soemtimes with like COD and the new playlists/maps the updates on 360 would take anywhere from 5-20 minutes or so. when you take the time to download a whole map pack the last thing you want is more wait time for the playlist patch lol.

the Halo 3 beta may have been one of the only betas i was ok with it lol it was amazing and to be honest it didnt feel like a beta at all. that was more or less a "hey heres the MP. go play it tell us what sucks and what is good." it was the community having a voice in the final product. the early stuff on steam is bascially you paying to be a tester lol it's a very clever way these low-level start up game designers are getting around costs and taking advantage of gaming retards wanting to be "on the cutting edge and forefront" of gaming aka being gaming hipsters lol.

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dmhenderson

Uh..DotA can't be played on the Steam Machine because it's geared towards console gaming. DotA can't be played with a controller - it requires a keyboard/mouse.

Apparently, it's a running joke around Valve HQ

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4r3s

hey, it very well could be an excellent product for all I know. I'm just naturally pessimistic about these kinds of things.

FPenvy

i'm partially that way as well lol

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MyKindaGuise

Off topic...bought a Dell Venue 8 Pro yesterday. using it for mostly media and ecutek.lol

And Mark is 100% right I needs mah LoL. Steam box is going to be fantastic.

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FPenvy

steambox? try steam boxs lol there was like 10 big name ones annouced at CES already.

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MyKindaGuise

Lol I know. Im just generalizing.

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FPenvy

i'm still gonna stick with my Xbox one lol not trying to pay over a grand for some of these nicer steam machines.

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MyKindaGuise

Yeah I feel you. IM looking to get the Dell P28 4k monitor this Summer. GOing to need a lot of new hardware )=

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b1adesofcha0s

Well this is interesting...
CES: Vizio 4K TVs Will Start at $999 for the 50-inch Model - IGN

I might actually buy that at $1k even with the limited content.

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eastwest2300

Now THAT is awesome.. hopefully the better manufactures like Sony and Samsung, slash their prices.

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