This is the model of hybrid computers dedicated game machines for use recreational needs SteamOS – OS based on Linux free integrated the functionality of Steam system (including services multimedia and sharing digital content, control usage rights, peripherals …). The Valve using open source for SteamOS also means that each hardware manufacturer can
customize the operating system so that the most optimal for their products – a move similar to the Android on lips mobile schools.With Steam Machine, Valve first ambitious environmental simplifies computer game consoles like what are.For gamers who are familiar with Steam, it can be seen as a specialized machine for Steam, you just turn up, play games, and instead chose to implement a series of complex installations. It gathered all the advantages of PC gaming (image quality, accuracy in control, scalability in content and hardware …) while maintaining the ease of use, simplicity of gaming machines Dedicated. Steam Along with what are, in theory, obviously, “Steam Box” – and later the Steam Machine – is a concept product standards very impressed with the ambition to narrow the gap between the console living room with a personal computer on the desk. In other words, Valve wants to bring the experience of computer games (which are considered high quality and rich content more than) to each family’s living room through a service system, new products .With 75 million accounts community of users and thousands of titles, Steam on Windows really good development platform for Steam Machine.
It is undeniable that the scale of Steam, Big Picture mode lets the game more friendly computer with large screen TV and user-friendly menu, dedicated controllers combine the convenience of similar products on the console with the precision of a computer mouse … Steam Machine is the basis for persuading the manufacturers. This shows quite clearly that many big technology brands are instantly demonstration products like ASUS, Alienware (Dell), ZOTAC, Falcon Northwest, Origin PC, Gigabyte, Maingear, Digital Storm … But the trouble Large puppets came from the vision of a world of Valve games without Windows computer …
With full service, hardware, software, controllers, user community, whether Steam Machine has created revolution of computer games?
Steam Machine Who will buy?
If you ask the question: who will buy Steam Machine, common answers would be “game fans.” But would this be true? In fact the use of computer gamers often combine multiple jobs in one with your hardware. Meanwhile, Steam Machines will only attract a few people who use Linux – with part of the reason is the more handy for entertainment in the OS environment has always been considered to be complicated for the majority. On the other hand, even when the computer user may want to buy Steam Machine as a separate gaming machine, almost certainly owned group of players dedicated machine (console) will have the same decision by Maybe nobody wants to spend money on a new system but does not bring anything new. Meanwhile, at least the first few years, users will have to accept the “stream” of digital content from your Windows PC via Steam Machine (with Steam Link) before their SteamOS version is released. This is the way that Nvidia did with Shield on the Android platform. Valve also said it will soon support streaming from Mac OS X environments in the future.“Contents” inside one of the first samples of Valve Steam Machine.
In addition to this, just ask any gamer, the variety of hardware products Steam Machine hides an environmental problem computer games have not been overcome: the lack of fundamental fairness. With the dedicated gaming console like the Xbox, Playstation or Nintendo, when taking a multi-player game (multiplayers) such as Call of Duty, you can rest assured that all competitors have equal starting point from graphic , the controller until the peace of mind from the hacks. With the computer, it is completely different when the player possesses advanced computer, toy “genuine” often easily eaten rivals with lower configuration. Joining a game like Counter Strike: Global Operation, you will quickly notice a huge difference between owning your screen play versus screen 120Hz 60Hz, own dedicated network adapter with integrated card, video card terrible shape with frames / sec high compared to cheap … not to mention hundreds of tweaks to bring particular advantages that players often take advantage. This makes the appeal of a device that played professionally in the way of the console – which also wants to create Steam Machine – become blurred.The machine Steam Machine will be available in November include the Alienware Alpha, Origin Chronos PC, Falcon Northwest Tiki …Finally, if you look at the overall perspective, the Steam Machine is not really strong enough distinctions to convince gamers to spend money. What is interesting is the “toxic” that is something to be hated on lines dedicated machine is also what makes the sales of this camera boom. Obviously, the quality of the connection, the service friends, gaming accessories and features all contribute to convince customers, but surely new unique features are the key to success. Even Valve “boldly” strong discounts, even free games for SteamOS, just product development or launch more new titles such as Half-Life 3 for the platform, and not convincing greatness – not to mention that is also very risky step. Meanwhile, players can easily ownership of all titles on Steam, even in your computer. However, the independence of SteamOS Steam Controller can also act a precondition for bringing this solution of Valve become a new platform. As the popularity reached the threshold necessary, Steam Machine – after a period of maturity – absolutely can become a new force in gaming. Thus, although not denying that Steam has great influence with computer games market, it is not really a revolutionary product. With Steam Machine, seems even to grab a large market share is still quite distant.Eric and Scott Dalton Joshnson (who proposed the idea of Steam Machine) with typical controllers of this product line.The trouble comes from the variety of hardwareIs a set of standards for products, it’s no wonder that soon after the story broke, the Steam Machine has faced much trouble for the variety of hardware – like Windows or Android encountered. Even in the exhibition from the beginning of this year, almost all machine Steam Machine (coming from both Alienware, Falcon Northwest, Origin PC Chronos …) are exhibited different hardware – from chip to Intel Pentium or Core i7 even AMD. They are also rich in graphics, the AMD Radeon, NVIDIA GeForce (or even Titanium X) until … Intel. However, here again is the intention of the Valve when creating an environment open gaming computer for users without being subject to the grip of Microsoft (especially since Windows 8 later). Themselves the test model which Valve provides 300 test users also quite diverse in configuration with Core i7-4770 chip from until i3, GeForce GTX graphics from Titan to GTX 660, 16GB DDR3 RAM -1600, 1TB hard drive (with 8GB SSD cache) and 30.5 cm × size 7.4 cm × 31.5 cm.Some lines Steam Machine is expected to be present in the final stages of this year.Additionally, the hardware differences so – apart from the compatibility problems – also means the prices will vary in different variants Steam Machine. Other than that you spend 399 USD for a Playstation 4 and assured himself with “weapons” like the PS4’s opponents, this is completely different from the last Steam Machine at $ 500, two such machines that can … relate to each other. This will cause a consumer goes in choosing products leaving the situation not much different than buying a pre-built computer. Where would be the best kind for US $ 500, $ 1,000 or $ 2,000? Does simplification efforts of Valve products have disappeared?Users will have nothing on the first day soldAccording to the current schedule of Valve, who was put in front of the PC game running this OS Steam will receive goods from 16/10 to this day. By January 10/11, Machine Steam engines will be officially on sale in stores worldwide. For its part, Dell – the company managing the Alienware brand – has four options (A, B, C, D) on the Steam Store for Steam Machine with prices from 479 USD to 750 USD with four-core chip configuration from Dual Core i3, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive for up to quad-core Core i7, 8GB RAM. All of them use the nVIDIA GeForce GTX graphics chip (not announced specific) and DDR3L memory. For its part, Syber has three configurations with prices from 499 USD for the Core i3 to 729 USD for the Core i5 version. Core i7 model its own, despite the price up to $ 1,419, but … What is not yet with the Falcon Northwest Tiki. Brand “cool” Steam Machine is listed with prices ranging from $ 1,999 to $ 4,999 until configuration includes Core i7-4790K, GeForce GTX Titan-Z, 16GB RAM, water radiator, 8TB storage drive (SSD) , supports overclocking …, more than enough for Unreal Tournament 2015 eaten at 4K resolution and 60Hz. If you just want to try SteamOS, you can buy off the handle Steam Controller with 49 USD.Steam Machine ASUS ROG GR8S his performance last March.Besides the machine was able to pre-order, many other brands have also exhibited products Steam Machine is quite impressive in Conference game developers 2015 (GDC 2015) – even though many of them not yet unveiled calendars sell specific products. As early as March, ASUS ROG models revealed his GR8S sharply configuration options include Intel Corei5 / i7, GeForce GTX 900 graphics, 16GB DDR3 RAM 4GB-Drive, SSD or HDD to 512GB to 1TB , integrated WiFi 802.11ac and miracast …The most powerful of the group Steam Machine is probably Chronos pioneer of Origin PC with dual graphics configurations (SLI-Edition) with two GeForce GTX Titan, 32GB RAM, the system of 14TB storage (SSD and bundle HDD), supporting dual boot both Windows and SteamOS. But this machine is quite bulky compared with the average – understandable. Meanwhile, the compact and perhaps the most powerful is the product of Zotac GeForce 970M graphics with, Intel Skylake new generation (at launch). However with the expected $ 1,000 price, this would not be the choice of those who merely curious Valve platform.
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