Ha, I was wondering why this same subject had been mentioned over on the AtariAge forum. On that note, it seems as a current best guess, that the 'AtariVCS' is sort of the Steam Machine that... can maybe? Who knows how that will pan out. Either way, I knew they weren't just dropping the SteamOS, which as mich as others say the Steam Machines failed, that is like saying HTPCs failed. They basically have, they were replaced long ago by the PS3 and after (the first really multimedia gaming console (that was successful that is, the title of first probably belongs to the Amiga based CDTV.)) HTPCs are by and large a very niche category, where only extreme people build them. These days it is easier to just get a Roku or Fire Stick or AppleTV.

I am hoping with the words by GabeN that they are going to start building their own console.

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I'd laugh if this was in anticipation of the Atari VCS. Though I think Atari should just partner with Valve...

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Quoting: gustavoyaraujoI hope the Tux logo will be back, just that.
About the steam machines... Man, you can not get into the console market without big exclusives titles.

You know what the funny thing about that statement is?

The Nintendo Switch at this point probably has about as many big games as Linux does. The only exclusives it has are basically the ones Nintendo has made, with few exceptions. But it seems to be doing quite well.

But on the other hand of that, the only reason I wanted the Switch is because the form factor is AWESOME! Being able to pluck it off the dock and continue playing is such a great feature.

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Quoting: shelloflightI love my Steam Machine. It makes me sad Valve wasn't able to successfully enter the console market. With a better launch and more AAA support, it really could have been great. I'm hoping they are going back to the workroom for now and will launch a bigger, better machine in the future.

So on that note...

Gabe very recently said they are now capable of designing and manufacturing their own hardware.

I tend to think one of the failures of a Steam Console was, oddly the good thing about Linux distributions, CHOICE. Console players don't want 3 different versions, and that was just from Dell/Alienware. They want one hardware standard that everyone who buys a game for will get the same performance. This helps with multiplayer and so forth.

But then that begs the question, if they did that, made their own console with a standard set of hardware, would they then limit people who play on their overpowered desktops? Since that is definitely an advantage when playing death match style games. Usually the ones who have no game lag are going to be winning. Main reason I couldn't get into Battlefield 2, every time someone would get nearby, my frame rate would drop to like 2, so by the time I turned around, I was dead.

But it's a good possibility they are closing up the steam machine portion of Steam to ready for their own release. But it sounds like they closed up the complete hardware tab? So no Link or Controller?

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Quoting: PangachatExpensive hardware with no games aren't the recipe of a good console, so no surprise here.

Wait, what? Expensive hardware, yes. No games? Even by the time the Steam Machines were announced and shipping, there was at least 1500-2000 games for it. That was it's biggest strength.

We will have the Tacobox VCS coming soon for our Linux console gaming, right? erm, is that Atari VCS, TacoAtari? I know Tacos have something to do with it....

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/266480-new-atari-console-that-ataribox/ [External Link]

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Quoting: Guest

Considering Shroud comes from Richard “Lord British” Garriott and Starr “Darkstarr” Long, you would expect some level of quality and direction in what they're doing, but it's a painful experience.

Ha, no, sadly for those of us who know Richard's history at least, he's been one failure after another for a long time now. Ultima had some great things about it back in the day, but since then he's been making money off his name recognition while churning out garbage. Clearly it was either the advise of other developers around him who helped to make some of the Ultima games pretty good in certain ways, or Richard has just lost his touch or never had it or only had part of it and needed help, much like George Lucas.

I think the comparison with George Lucas is somewhat fair. Though he had a longer run. I thought maybe he'd left Origin/EA after Ultima 7, but nope he was there until 2000, and Ultima 9 was released in 1999. Seems after the success of Ultima Online, and actually coining the term MMORPG all of his other efforts for one kind of died horribly. I never played Lineage, but I heard good / bad things about them.

This game I think suffers from too much hype/buildout, without fixing the things that broke UO. Namely player created housing that overloaded the servers and got to the point where you couldn't freaking move around the map without some jerk's house being in the way.

Edit: I re-installed it, since as a previous comment said, there were too many annoying updates. But is that the voice of the Guardian at the beginning?

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Quoting: rustybroomhandleWhat a coincidence, that is also the title of my sex tape!

Ha, one of the great running jokes on Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

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Quoting: mike44The Samsung Odyssey has the same resolution but about half the price.

But has absolutely no Linux support and very little chance of ever getting it (being a Windows Mixed Reality headset).

I think you can use it with Steam VR, but I'm not sure how that translates into Steam VR on Linux.

But the Odyssey does the inside out tracking, which isn't as awesome as the Vive.

I'd get the Vive Pro if it were like 600, but 800 is just too much for just the headset...

I mean if there were a market out there for selling just the headset to recoup some of that money... but there isn't.

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Quoting: razing32You should have used footage from the Friday stream
Your deaths were hilariously glorious :D

Didn't watch the stream, but the article mentions 'fond memories' I don't know if I'd call them fond, more like frustrating memories. When they called it Marble Madness, it was the perfect name, because the game does drive you mad!

This looks excellent, I'll probably pick it up and again be afflicted by Tourette's.

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Myth was fantastic. A true 3D strategy game. Imagine one where it mattered if you had placed your archers on a hill, and you can use the terrain to your advantage or disadvantage!

Another reason I loved the Myth games is you actually had to give a crap about your troops dying. Unlike most RTS games, where you just create new units and send them into battle, in Myth they would gain levels, and you couldn't replace lost ones until later missions.

Actually another game that had limited units like that was Warwind. You could build vehicles and such, but you had to recruit to fill up your ranks! That game was great, though it was the game that made a guy I know say 'SSI makes bad strategy games..' what? They've made some of the best... but Warwind was their first foray into RTS. Which to be fair, there isn't a LOT of strategy in the majority of them...

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