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Valve announces first round of Steam Machines ranging from $500 to $6,000

Valve Software is the undisputed king of PC gaming software, thanks to classic titles like "Portal' and "Half Life" and its multi-player distribution service, Steam — which now boasts more than 65 million users. But in a move that's got gamers the world over chomping at the bit, the Seattle-based company made its first step into the world of gaming hardware Monday night at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, when it announced the companies it has partnered with to develop its highly anticipated "Steam Machines."

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Insomnia_843771d ago

"The relatively low-end models from iBuyPower and Cyberpower start at $499, which is the same price as Sony's new PlayStation 4."

Wrong!

MrPoopyPants3771d ago (Edited 3771d ago )

Your'e right! For just $399 the PS4 is way more powerful then those "entry level" models starting at $499.

mikeslemonade3771d ago

I hope these things rot and don't sell. Pisses me off that they even think they will be competitive. They're just so disrespectful!!

iamnsuperman3770d ago (Edited 3770d ago )

That is because Valve isn't manufacturing them. I said this a while ago these things won't be cheap because a company like Sony can offer the cost with their PSN/retail sales and third party paying to put a game on their platform. These companies need to make a bigish profit to make the investment worthy. They are branded PCs pushing Linux (which is Valve's objective)

abzdine3770d ago

lol now we have to deal with steam fanboys as well!!!

creatchee3770d ago

So I can pay $500-6000 for a PC that won't run a word processor??

Sign me up.

meetajhu3770d ago (Edited 3770d ago )

Bullshit those 500$ steam machines have R270x gpu which has 20x the performance of ps4's gpu and it has a desktop class CPU instead of ps4's APU. The gpu inside ps4 is equivalent of AMD 5830.

nukeitall3770d ago (Edited 3770d ago )

@MrPoopyPants:

That performance discrepancy will favor Steam machine in the long run, maybe as soon as early next year and the gap will widen fast.

That said, hardware/performance is a minimal part of a console selling point.

@creatchee:

"So I can pay $500-6000 for a PC that won't run a word processor??"

It will run everything if you install Windows on it, but neither your PS4 or Xbox One does either....

That said, MS got a lot of flack for mentioning MS Office with Xbox One.

kingduqc3770d ago

Ps4 isn't more powerfull mypoopypants...

amd 270> ps4 gpu.
the cpu is clocker way higher then the ps4's tablett cpu.

and you dont have to pay fees for online AND you get steam deals.

Shabutie133769d ago

I have nothing against the PS4, I have everything against people who feel it is actually a powerful unit for the price. These 499 steam boxes are spec wise more powerful than the PS4. "But wait, there is no optimization and GDDR5 Shabutie!" If these are your arguments, I highly suggest you look up what you are talking about before spouting off such nonsense.

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mrpsychoticstalker3771d ago

Hows that wrong???? Explain...

Coughs.........

steam is coming, greatness awaits...

Coughs...

Insomnia_843771d ago

Need some ricola?

PS4 is $399. Not $499!

Get it?

admiralvic3771d ago

This is poor. Even by troll standards.

Kryptix3770d ago (Edited 3770d ago )

lol The funny thing is that he noticed that Insomnia's comment was proper a few hours later and then he desperately tried finding the word "Edit" all over the website. :P

How can you not know that the PS4 is $400 when that's one of it's more relevant advantages currently.

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Vojkan3770d ago

DOA
THis thing is so going to bomb. PS4 is already at what? 4 million install base. And price is 399$.
Why buy steam box if you have solid PC?
Never going to replace my console of choice. Plus it's too expensive.

JBSleek3770d ago

Expensive? Assuming a life cycle of six years that's an extra $300 for access to online multiplayer which makes the price of a PS4 $700.

On top of having to pay for more expensive software.

PC games same more money than console gamers over a period of time. Sure console has an easier access to entry but over a span of time that quickly diminishes.

The_KELRaTH3770d ago

Steam Boxes are not aimed at the existing PC DIY gamer rather the person who would pick a console for ease of purchase.

Options will be to buy an Xbox 1, PS4 or PC games console that's upgradable and has much cheaper games, as well as a huge back catalogue of games and user created content.

kayoss3770d ago

$6,000 monster machine plus low internet bandwidth with data cap = Useless paper weight.

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johny53770d ago (Edited 3770d ago )

That thing better be packing a 16 core CPU and Quad GTX 780ti's or the new announced GTX 790 or else this is going to be a major rip off!

And the standard Edition better outperform a custom built PC for $500 or else nobody going to buy this thing?

MazzingerZ3770d ago

There will be a game where you will control all the world's satellites, only the 6000 bucks Steam Machine will run it haha

ELCUCO3770d ago

Should've made HL3 instead. Now you shall wallow in the feces of Kaz Harai.

Mikefizzled3770d ago

Why is this supposed to encourage developers? Its just continuing the same fragmented marketplace with a different, new and unfamiliar, operating system. I think Valve have missed the point with this.

Mikefizzled3770d ago (Edited 3770d ago )

In your sarcastic remark you actually proved my point. How many Ubisoft, EA, Bethesda, Capcom or Square games can you find for me that have been made for linux? Therefore they probably don't have any experience with it. The only major player behind linux games is Valve themselves and all they are doing is porting their old games instead of making Half Life 3.

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Steam’s Refund Policy Change Won’t Affect You Unless You’re A Lowlife

Steam is changing its refund policy, but you probably won’t be affected

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thorstein7d ago

Should have happened a long time ago. People wanting refunds after 50 hours in game.

fsfsxii7d ago

Pc gamers will take this as an excuse to pirate things

KyRo7d ago

I'm not sure why you're getting disgrees. Whilst not all PC gamers are petty, an awful lot of them are lol

Crows907d ago

Entirely untrue. Not any more petty than console gamers. The only large difference is console gamers don't have much of a choice.

Michiel19897d ago

Not sure why you're getting agrees. an awful lot of console gamers are overemotional twinks ready to go to war over a plastic box, I'll take being a pc gamer then.

Speaking about overgeneralizing much.

Nooderus6d ago

"X" type of gamer conversations are cringe

qalpha7d ago

Daily reminder that 'TheGamer' is a corporate-generated, anti-gamer, anti-consumer, clickbait web site. They are mostly A.I. generated articles that villainize gamers. They provide nothing positive and actively try to provoke and divide the community through extreme view points and politics. Do not give them any clicks.

Inverno7d ago

Only scumbags? As if people don't play their games on console put in the most amount of hours and return it to GameStop and trade it in for another game. But also how many people are actually do this? And what games have been allowed to be refunded?

DustMan7d ago

You can refund any game you've purchased as long as it hasn't been longer than two weeks, and you've played less than 2 hours. I wish they would change it to 3 hours because some RPG's have so much exposition that you may only get an hour total of complete gameplay. That's my only knock on it. I've refunded plenty of stuff I was just curious to try. I typically stay away from Early Access titles which are the only ones affected by this policy change.

Inverno7d ago

Apparently early access doesn't count, only complete games with a play early preorder bonus.

Gaming4Life19817d ago

I definitely know if I want a refund in 2 hours.

SegaSaturn6697d ago

I never liked refunding anything. Even if a film is bad, i dont want my money back. Sometimes things just aren't for me, and it's not the creator's fault necessarily.

Gaming4Life19816d ago

I feel you and i have never walked out on a bad movie cause I payed my money. I also don't refund games cause I'm a gamer and I know what to buy lol. I think having a digital refund is great.

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