Opinions seem to be all across the board on this thread.

A lot of effort has gone into the ideas of what SteamOS isn't doing and what they should be doing.

People today are still confused about whether or not Steam Machines were meant to compete with Windows 10 or Consoles.

I think that Steam Machines are still very much beta. I think that the composite technologies required for it to snowball are fresh out of the oven - Vulkan, VR, MESA-Git + AMDGPU, etc... etc...

I think Valve is smart enough to know not to put the cart before the horse and I think they've intentionally been reserved marketing SteamOS.

I think they're using Linux community as Beta testers to help them work out the bugs.

I think that they are being very strategic about not ruining the SteamOS & Steam Machine name and are holding back on the all out assault while they gain experience as a Console Creator. Consoles still have not hit brick & mortar stores and are not available world wide yet. I think this is part of their beta-test plan.

I feel like something unseen is at work at ValveHQ and I can't put my finger on it, new Vulkan versions of all their games CS:GO, Dota, TF2, HL3, etc... or they're working on something else very quietly like a new VR Vulkan 1st class game that will crank some juice & high FPS.

This is my appraisal of the situation based on my observation of Valve and Gaming on Linux over the past few years.

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This looks hawt

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This is great i haven't yet done a Talos Principle Vulkan MESA-Git video on my RX 480 tests [External Link]

I'll be sure to use the new beta when I do, thanks for the turn on.

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Quoting: elmapul

Quoting: slaapliedjeI don't know how one could even gauge whether or not Steam Machines have failed. Companies are still making them, right? How have they failed in that case?

Having lived through the life of the Atari Jaguar (as short as it was) and the fact that it lives off of homebrew titles still, I'd consider that a failure in the mainstream, but people still love it. Steam Machines are still being made, more games are being released for it, and the library is getting larger every day. So really, how are they a failure? Have they sold millions of units? No because they have various versions. We'd have to count every machine that has pre-installed SteamOS to count it, and I don't see Dell, Zotac, Syber, etc releasing sales numbers yet.

every steam machine includes an steam controller, and steam controller are sold separately, also, every console have support at least 4 controllers and steam controllers work on Pc too, valve stoped marketing steam machines, or featuring it on their store, but they do with controller, they arent planing ship it world wide or exapand their market to other countries but they do with the controller and link.
and steam controller sold less than 1 million of copies

Good observation. The next logical followup question is...... Why?

Why have have Valve done this. Begin speculation.

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Quoting: SchattenspiegelDirt 3 complete edition for Free currently - not exactly a linux game but runs under wine afaik.

I also saw this on /r/gamedeals [External Link]

Quoting: GuestVertiginous Golf is actually really fun. Me and a buddy picked it up when it was free on Steam a while back. If you like mini golf and have someone to play with, it's worth the price.

Disagree, the level select 3D room feels really shoddy and other Quality Control seems lacking in other areas.

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The study I was referencing in my comment is located here:

Just because you learned a few things in college doesn't make you a "know it all", "better than everyone else" smart fuck who immediately knows how to run Valve, Inc better than Valve, Inc.

Rome wasn't built in a day. If you're angry that things have not gone according to your timetable then you may want to analyze that you had inappropriate expectations which led to your disappointment.

Youngling Padawan, you have many years and days to suffer to learn why your ideas about Success, Failure and traditional workplace structure will fail - and I sincerely hope you don't learn the hard way and listen to the smarter people who have researched this shit.

View video on youtube.com

Edit:
☑ Steam & Linux are going to hit nearly 3,000 games
☑ I have more AAA games than I have time to play
☑ I play on X360, PS4, and Steam Controller
☑ my FPS on RX 480 MESA on most games is usually 80 - 300 FPS
☑ I know my games will work for decades on Linux
☑ I have no CD's to Scratch
☑ Updates to the game and bug fixes are free and digital
☑ I don't have to dedicate storage space to a DVD Game Library Bookshelf
☑ My Game Console is Upgradable and Portable because it's self built
☑ I can play my games in Vulkan, the future of cross-platform GL.
☑ Linux is destined to conquer all other systems because of it's versatility, free, and open nature
☑ Linux shares commonality with Android, PlayStation 4 and macOS making game porting between these platforms easier meaning it will eventually win.
☑ New Job listings suggest Nintendo NX is running Linux

Jesus, the list goes on and on and on and on... given some time I could give you the whole shotgun list of reasons but this list should suffice as starting reasons why Linux will conquer and succeed as a permanent installment, and eventual king of the future of gaming.

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How did this article get a pass to be featured on GamingOnLinux.com

The author clearly is some college English student who is whiny, angry, and doing his best to tear down Gaming On Linux & Valve.

He is a judger who has already written Steam Machines and SteamOS as FAILURES.

He doesn't understand how PURPOSE, AUTONOMY, and MASTERY are powerful things that Valve Infrastructure weild's to create amazing games and products.

There are numerous spelling mistakes and missing words it's like this article hasn't even gone through a spell checker, but what's worse is the author is missing a few screws too.

Also if you could keep your fucking 6 page essays to to fucking 1,200 words max this article wouldn't come off as such a assault to the eyes.

There are even no fucking images on this post. WHAT THE FUCK?

Genius Simplifies and Ignorance Complicates. This article didn't need to be fucking 3,600 words or 6 fucking pages long in my word processor - I HOPE I NEVER SEE THIS KIND OF TRASH ON GAMINGONLINUX.COM AGAIN.

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Reserving the space for my comment - gonna read now.

Time to read 3,621 words.

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Maybe when it comes out, I dunno about loosely formed games anymore. I'll bookmark when it comes on steam.

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They're really doing everything they can to be Infamous huh?

I guess good and bad attention are both attention huh?

There was a part of me that wanted to try the new one but could never justify it after trying the first and having the mechanics not be the RTS I hoped it was.

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