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Several Sites Publish Their Thoughts On Steam Machines & The Steam Controller
16 Oct 2015 at 10:47 am UTC
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."
16 Oct 2015 at 10:47 am UTC
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."
Several Sites Publish Their Thoughts On Steam Machines & The Steam Controller
16 Oct 2015 at 10:38 am UTC Likes: 2
16 Oct 2015 at 10:38 am UTC Likes: 2
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.
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.
Several Sites Publish Their Thoughts On Steam Machines & The Steam Controller
16 Oct 2015 at 9:19 am UTC
16 Oct 2015 at 9:19 am UTC
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.
Several Sites Publish Their Thoughts On Steam Machines & The Steam Controller
16 Oct 2015 at 9:14 am UTC
16 Oct 2015 at 9:14 am UTC
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...!
Valve Is Trolling Us With A New Half-Life 3 Leak
15 Oct 2015 at 4:45 pm UTC
15 Oct 2015 at 4:45 pm UTC
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):
Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series Looks Like It's Heading To Linux
14 Oct 2015 at 4:09 pm UTC
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!
14 Oct 2015 at 4:09 pm UTC
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 DeadAgreeing 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!
AMD Lose Another Big Name, This Time To Nvidia
14 Oct 2015 at 12:58 pm UTC Likes: 11
14 Oct 2015 at 12:58 pm UTC Likes: 11
Even as Intel and Nvidia user, I'm unhappy to see that development...
Our Linux Game Release Calendar Has Been Slightly Revamped
14 Oct 2015 at 9:11 am UTC Likes: 1
14 Oct 2015 at 9:11 am UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: tuubiPS: Now that you're in site improvement mode, how would you feel about fixing the "Send Private Mesage" typo in user profiles as well? Or have you grown attached to it in the months it's been there? :PThis really needs to be fixed to "Send private massage"...! ;)
Humble Bundle Let Staff Go Due To Being Too Ambitious
14 Oct 2015 at 9:04 am UTC
14 Oct 2015 at 9:04 am UTC
I was eagerly waiting on Humble Bundles once upon a time. Now, I'm much more reluctant. Too many games from bundles I never actually played, and too much good stuff without the bundles nowadays. The last Humble Bundle I bought was back in March.
Buying Linux Games From Cheap Bundle Websites & Stores, Some Important Information
13 Oct 2015 at 2:50 pm UTC
13 Oct 2015 at 2:50 pm UTC
Quoting: IvancilloBut how?By user agent, like Steam? Dunno...
HumbleBundle has a checkbox to select OS on purschase.
GoG.com doesn't.
Source: ein-eike.de
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