Tag: steam machines
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Are Steam Machines a Failure After Only 7 Months?
Valve’s first foray into home computing hardware, the Steam Machine collaborations with various computer makers, have sold fewer than 500,000 units since they were released last November. A figure estimated by Ars Technica via the number of Steam Controllers sold which includes Steam Machines as a portion of that total: Half a million might not sound…
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Steam Machines, Controller, Link up for Order
In addition to refunds, we have pre-orders available for the first three pieces of Valve’s Steam-appointed hardware. Steam Machines. They’re from third parties like Alienware, they run Valve’s SteamOS variant of Linux and play games on Linux via Steam or can stream games from a Windows desktop in another part of your home. If you pre-order…
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Steam Machines Aren’t Here to Challenge Consoles
Valve recently put up an early list of Steam Machines coming this November from various gaming computer makers. Paul Tassi of Forbes is here predicting doom and gloom in an article comparing the chances for Valve’s success against traditional gaming consoles: So if Steam Machines aren’t for console players, will existing PC gamers bite? I really…
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Valve’s SteamVR and Steam Controller Hands On
Ben Kuchera got a chance to try Valve’s Steam VR headset system using the just announced Vive hardware from HTC as well as an updated version of the controller for Steam Machines. On the VR System: The hardware is clearly a work in progress, and the fit and finish needs to be improved substantially before launch. The…