Local coop... Yes!

Maybe the Steam Machines' console experience will help multiplying the qty of this type of games... I got 2 SC. It will be fun to play with my kids.

This game looks great indeed.

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I read on Phoronix that this game is CPU bound. This would explain why I get 71fps average with my GTX750ti at High settings, 1080p. My CPU is an i7-2600 and seems to be able to do a good job even if it's 3 years old...
Amazing!

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For those interested, Dubigrasu did a benchmark of Unity 4 vs 5... Quite promising:

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamuniverse/discussions/1/541907867770822642/#p8 [External Link]

Just look for the last page of the forum's comments.

Thanks Dubi!

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I did the "error" of buying it in the spring when it was first announced together with a big sale discount. Because it was feral, I was confident so I bought it but I discovered later that they probably wouldn't get paid for it.

Doh! I'll never do that again!

In fact it's the only game that I can't play, right now. Aside from Rocket League that I got with my Steam Controller, but I don't really care about this one.

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Hey! What a surprise! It's kind of off-topic but I just logged into Steam and I got the Steam Survey for the first time in nearly a year. I might just be "lucky", but since it's the first survey after the official release of the Steam Machines, anyone else is in the same situation?

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Quoting: MayeulCTo me, it's more like the company behind the Mirage & Rafale Fighters, or the nEUROn drone :)

I admit that it could have been but you mean Dassault Aviation and in this case it's Dassault Systems. Two different entities. Oh! And I forgot to mention Google, in the list of Vulkan contributors.

Edit: Just for the record, Dassault Aviation and Dassault Systems have the same origin. At some point the company was split in two entities (1981).

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Because they did the review with console in mind and that's exactly Valve's target.

Valve couldn't have built a console with Windows if the goal is to attract console gamers. This kind of gamer doesn't want to administer a console. He wants to push the power button and play. This is what SteamOS does and does it well.

The missing part is Vulkan and with the list of Vulkan's contributers, I can't imagine how it could fail: Valve, Epic games, Blizzard, EA, AMD, Nvidia, Intel and even Dassault.

For those unfamilliar with Dassault, this is the company behind SolidWorks and Catia, leading CAD softwares.

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Syber Steam Machines are built with standard desktop parts making them easy to upgrade.

Didn't buy one because I don't need one right now, but it would be my #1 choice.

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Just finished The Witcher 2 and Dirt: Showdown. I'm now revisiting Metro 2033. All of them with the Steam Controller and I really like that piece of hardware!

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Quoting: BdMdesigN

Quoting: MohandevirWhen I look at the "Featured Items" in the Steam client I see the Steam Controller, the Steam Link but there's no trace of anything about the Steam Machines (I don't know if it's just my case) . It just feels like Valve knows too that the Steam Machines are not ready for "prime time" but they released it for us, Linux enthousiasts, to be an "open beta tester group".

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No and for you again: the Steam Machine is not build from Valve and you can't buy the Steam Machines directly in the Steamshop.
They are in the Steam Store only advertised.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/353530/ [External Link] <-- No "Buy" or "In Shopping Cart" Button.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/353390/ [External Link] <-- No "Buy" or "In Shopping Cart" Button, only a "Visit Website" Button.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/353420/ [External Link] <-- No "Buy" or "In Shopping Cart" Button.

You can buy the Steam Machine only over the Manufacturer Shops (Alienware, Syber and Zotc).
The Zotac SM you can buy in other Shops, too. But not in Steam Shop.
Thats the reason why only the Steam Link and the Steam Controller are in the "Featured Items (Topseller)" Tab in Steam Store and not the Steam Machines.

This I already know. Are you from Valve?

Because I understand but it doesn't make sense to me. A link to the Steam Machines page could have been included in the featured items (because there's a page that regroups the 3 models at the same adress). Else, it sends the message that they don't care about them and SteamOS.

Las year, they announced the 10 Steam Machines builders with big fanfare and links everywhere in the Steam client but now that it is really time, a sale for SteamOS games and an ad that lasted for 3 days... For my part, It's really weird and much less convincing.

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