Yeah I can understand that it will come with a huge amount of "exclusives" but I'm just not sure that many people will see the initial costs as being worth saving ~£10 on new multiplatforms when they come out.Cal wrote:They don't seem to be intended as a replacement for gaming on a normal PC, but a supplement, especially so with the streaming capabilities, or alternative, for those without a gaming PC but hesitant to build/buy a proper one. I've not tried pricing up a similar specced build or looking at the going rates for similar prebuilts, but not requiring a Windows license is at least one cost saved.Marcel Desailly wrote:
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Still struggling to see why people wouldn't just continue gaming on a normal PC though. Are they going to be considerably cheaper than a PC with similar gaming performance?
The main advantage over consoles, that I can see, is that you have access to the entire Steam library, whatever you own on there, and cheaper games with better graphics and/or performance depending on spec. It seems to have struck a chord with gamers that have a family/kids that don't want to be out of the way in the home office to play their PC games, but I can't speak to that myself.Tirer le Ryan Oison Une wrote:
I thought they would be, but judging by the ones Cal posted, not really.
I still can't get my head around who will buy these, a PC specialised for playing games in the living room? Surely this is exactly what a console is anyway. Most PC gamers will have their rigs set up, and console gamers will stick to their favoured platform. I can't imagine many people are willing to drop $1000 on a PC just to play games in the living room.
The only thing that interests me is the controller, for use with my current PC set up. In the office.
I can't think of a worse way to play games like FM and other micromanagement games than on a sofa 10 feet from the screen. It's like when they release The Sims on consoles. The controls were fine, but the games just didn't work on a console environment.
The controller does seem interesting and surprisingly capable, but yeah it won't usurp the mouse & keyboard for certain types of games. Similar to the Steam Machines it does seems to offer a nice middle-ground between existing controllers and the mouse & keyboard though, potentially enough to make more games bearable from the couch.
I'm sure that for the people who can afford, and want, one it will be great, but I just can't see that many people giving up traditional consoles for this, or replacing their current gaming PC.
Maybe some of the lower spec ones will be the best sellers. People who are less familiar with PC spec might see them as a alternative to traditional PCs, whereas people who are more clued up will probably build their own.