Quoting: wojtek88I guess there is yet another problem, with the Valve policy of sales.

They often did sales with the release of the Linux version.

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Quoting: GuestFunny, because it *is* a holiday here.

Same here: Autumn/fall holidays.
Unfortunately, I never used any game engine yet (and I don't have fixed/school holidays anymore)...

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Quoting: liamdaweUpdated: Added in reply from StarMade developer.

So the developers get information from Valve what's wrong with their games so they can hopefully fix it. Quality control is a good thing IMHO - of course it should be applied earlier in future.

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Quoting: burnallPerhaps something like Windows does? But more advanced?

Whatever you're doing - always do it more advanced than Windows.

;)

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Quoting: tuubiHow would you decide what sort of hardware corresponds to a level? With a benchmark? Should there be a validation process where Valve tests and grades each and every Steam Machine on the market?

I know that hardware doesn't fit into levels perfectly. But yes, obviously this should be benchmarked. Maybe a set of benchmarks with different games using different engines. If I were Valve (which I'm unfortunately not), I'd probably leave this to the box creators. Word would spread if they choose an unrealistic level.

But imagine the advantages: You know what you can play with your machine. That's what console customers want. Buy a level 2 console, be able to play all level 1 and 2 games. Put a level 3 console on your christmas wish list, parents know what to buy, and you know what you can do with it in holidays. Now it's more like "Buy a cheap Steam Machine and find out what you can play and what you can't later on."

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From engadget, totally needs to be cited:
I used to laugh when I saw Linux users scramble to build compatibility layers to play "real" PC games. I chuckled when Valve CEO Gabe Newell lambasted Windows 8 as a "catastrophe for everyone," proffering Linux and SteamOS as a viable alternative. It seemed so far-fetched, so silly. Truth be told, I'm still laughing -- but now it's because I'm enjoying myself.

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Quoting: reaVerThat would be relatively pointless. As the machines get older, new generations will have to show up with new markings and suddenly all we get is variations of super duper ultra high.

That's why levels make more sense. Level 3 is super-duper today, medium in two years and low-end in say five years, when level 5 is the new super-duper.

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Quoting: burnallThey should put some marks on Steam Machines, like low power, medium (all games, but average details) and high for enthusiasts to resemble their actual performance.

Even better have it Level 1, level 2, level 3 at the moment, so you can add next year's high end as level 4 and so on. An ever growing level system, so verybdoy knows which game should work and which not. The ease of consoles and the extendability of PCs combined...!

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Quoting: EikeI once had a game which was praised for its physics simulation, but I ended up with a box stuck half in a wall in the very beginning, probably the tutorial. It was in some kind of cellar if I recall correctly... Unfortunalety, I neither recogince the scene in HL1 nor in HL2, but I still think this was what made me stop play one of them. Unfortunately. Never got into them when I got them later, 2013 or 2014. So, I'm adding to the crowd...

I could reproduce it. It was the original Half-Life (non Source):

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Quoting: Segata SanshiroI couldn't care less about minecraft and doubt I'll get this, but if this means we're getting more telltale games then that's super exciting! I was looking at The Wolf Among Us, The Walking Dead

Agreeing to both!
Never played any of the new style interactive story Telltale games, but I would definitely want to try one - if it is just not Minecraft!

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