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Thread ID: 123578 2012-03-04 23:24:00 Steam to make Consoles for gaming, with Windows embedded Paul.Cov (425) PC World Chat
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1263038 2012-03-04 23:24:00 www.stuff.co.nz

I'm not a fan of all the divisive gaming consoles, with all the different hardware, and the resultant stuff-ups that happen trying to cater to all the platforms (eg id's Rage mess up with drivers for the PC), so in some ways this might be a move to celebrate.

On the other hand, there's so many people who dislike Steam.

Personally, I think it's a good move, and is the one that just might have a chance to get me off a PC and onto a console.
Paul.Cov (425)
1263039 2012-03-04 23:57:00 Im in need of a pc upgrade, the old core2duo and 4850 is getting a little slow. I would be keen a steam console, Gobe1 (6290)
1263040 2012-03-05 00:21:00 Its a branded PC....

wow.

No doubt even further dumbed down with a "simplified" interface laid over windows.

Total suck idea. So far I have only ever seen third party interference with windows make it worse.
Metla (12)
1263041 2012-03-05 00:26:00 True Metla but at what price? I cant afford a $2000 gaming pc but i could afford a $500 console Gobe1 (6290)
1263042 2012-03-05 00:29:00 You are in luck, $500 consoles have been on the market for years.

I'd hate to see the state of a $500 branded "gaming" PC.

Steam wont be doing NZ any favors.
Metla (12)
1263043 2012-03-05 02:05:00 If this is true and I think it is likely, I will bet you HL3 is what they use to promote it. scottmcp432 (16647)
1263044 2012-03-05 03:43:00 True Metla but at what price? I cant afford a $2000 gaming pc but i could afford a $500 console

Absolutely. You can't afford it so **** hardware is a great idea.
Like we need yet another crap console anyway.
pctek (84)
1263045 2012-03-05 21:37:00 Im a PC guy and not a console guy, but I have to admit, they don't have problems with getting games working like we do, and their games are built to work well on their hardware. Now if we had a PC platform that could serve the same purpose it might work. RusEvo (3572)
1263046 2012-03-05 22:59:00 Absolutely. You can't afford it so **** hardware is a great idea.
Like we need yet another crap console anyway.

Yet the PS3 runs games fine and is $500 so go figure, it isnt a crap console, except it is a sony
doesnt mean they will be installing GTX580s and core i7 cpus in them. If they run games fine then im all go for it
Gobe1 (6290)
1263047 2012-03-05 23:08:00 Consoles are sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

Consoles running through a big flat panel...****in sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.
Metla (12)
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