Topic: Valve Steam Box Rumors

Pyromanik · Reply #75 Posted: December 23, 2012, 12:09:42 am

CDN: functional.

So now just back to the original problem...
Lack of game support.

Tiwaking! · Reply #76 Posted: January 01, 2013, 04:59:06 pm

Quote from: Xsannz;1511203

Yeah that excuse of closed system windows and then announce in turn a closed system and hint at building something custom if you don't like it seems a little hypocritical.

I remember the days before Steam

Pyromanik · Reply #77 Posted: January 01, 2013, 07:10:38 pm

I remember the days before DRM.

BeNZene · Reply #78 Posted: January 01, 2013, 08:26:34 pm

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I remember the days before DRM.

Analogue Rights Managment? Like when the game would require you to give the 3rd word on the first line of Page 5 of the manual before it would let you in?

My favourite of those 80's copy protection systems was the Microprose games (F19 Stealth Fighter & M1 Tank Platoon from memory) which required you to ID silhouettes of Planes / Vehicles, so if you were nerdy enough you could play anyway

Apostrophe Spacemonkey · Reply #79 Posted: January 02, 2013, 12:28:59 pm

Quote from: BeNZene;1513280

Analogue Rights Managment? Like when the game would require you to give the 3rd word on the first line of Page 5 of the manual before it would let you in?

Ah, those were terrible. With x-wing, you had to look up codes in the manual. Was really annyoing when you lost the manual and couldn't play anymore.

Oh, and always having to put the CD in the drive. tbh, DRM these day is better.

Pyromanik · Reply #80 Posted: January 02, 2013, 08:04:12 pm

Nah, because these days it doesn't matter if you have the disc in the drive or not, you can't play it ever.

Apostrophe Spacemonkey · Reply #81 Posted: January 05, 2013, 06:08:41 pm

I play games all the time.

Well not all the time, sometimes I have to eat and shit too.

Retardobot · Reply #82 Posted: January 05, 2013, 06:30:31 pm

You're a monkey.

You eat your shit and it's all fun and games to you.

dirtyape · Reply #83 Posted: January 09, 2013, 11:24:43 am

http://www.polygon.com/2013/1/7/3849284/piston-valve-steam-box-xi3

Ugly looking little prototype, but just one of many from the sound of it, and sounds like they may be upgradable

The Demon Lord · Reply #84 Posted: January 09, 2013, 11:32:21 am

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http://www.polygon.com/2013/1/7/3849284/piston-valve-steam-box-xi3

Ugly looking little prototype, but just one of many from the sound of it, and sounds like they may be upgradable

If it is upgradeable then it would be quite awesome.

Also - Ugly?

I think it looks quite sleek and cute....

Apostrophe Spacemonkey · Reply #85 Posted: January 09, 2013, 11:44:46 am

Pretty expensive. Starting at US$500

Will have to wait to see what all the specs are.
http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/news/1019661.20130108.Valve-backed-third-party-Steam-Box-unveiled-at-CES/

Pyromanik · Reply #86 Posted: January 09, 2013, 05:47:50 pm

Retardobot · Reply #87 Posted: January 09, 2013, 07:23:42 pm

Agreed.

Looks terribad.

Hopefully because of its modular support, people might release different boxes for it.

Apostrophe Spacemonkey · Reply #88 Posted: January 09, 2013, 07:57:12 pm

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Agreed.

Looks terribad.

Hopefully because of its modular support, people might release different boxes for it.

Yeah, like some kind of standard form factor, they could call it ATX.

Retardobot · Reply #89 Posted: January 09, 2013, 10:01:11 pm

Facetious monkey.

Reminds me of a jerry-can.

Pyromanik · Reply #90 Posted: January 09, 2013, 10:37:43 pm

Looks like a futuristic powercell to me.
Like the HEV batteries in Half-Life.

Apostrophe Spacemonkey · Reply #91 Posted: January 10, 2013, 08:05:14 am

Power at 50%

The Demon Lord · Reply #92 Posted: January 10, 2013, 08:24:27 am

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Power at 50%

Warning! Major fracture detected. Morphine Administered

Apostrophe Spacemonkey · Reply #93 Posted: January 10, 2013, 08:32:38 am

User Death Imminent.

oefox · Reply #94 Posted: January 10, 2013, 12:56:36 pm

Actually I think it looks awesome but I think seriously they will release these with various iconic brands (think portal cubes) that will be awesome.

Apostrophe Spacemonkey · Reply #95 Posted: January 10, 2013, 01:39:19 pm

How powerful can this be? I don't see any fans or heatsinks.

I can see it working as a media streamer and casual game thing.

dirtyape · Reply #96 Posted: January 10, 2013, 02:44:22 pm

I think it's ugly, but it will probably just sit behind the TV so it's not like it matters.

The prototype is only 30watt so there isn't really a great deal you can do with that, but on the bright side it will be nice and quiet.

Valve said they are envisioning 3 main types of steambox: good, better, and best. So it sounds like there will be multiple steam boxes to match budgets. $999 was mentioned somewhere but not sure if that was good or best, I hope it's best. It's still too early to do anything but speculate, but if you want enthusiast level hardware then you will still have to build it yourself.

Pyromanik · Reply #97 Posted: January 11, 2013, 10:43:33 pm

Quote from: Spacemonkey;1514089

How powerful can this be? I don't see any fans or heatsinks.

I can see it working as a media streamer and casual game thing.

What kind of games can I picture operating in this format?

2 words:
Big picture.

aka (also 2 words, so it works, fuckoff):
console ports.

dirtyape · Reply #98 Posted: September 26, 2013, 11:55:05 am

So they're calling it SteamOS now, an optimised gaming OS. I expect valve will flip the mid digit to MS and make HL3 a SteamOS exclusive to start with in order to promote it. Not sure how they are planning to stream older titles to the SteamOS frontend. Sounds good, about time someone made a dedicated gaming OS.

http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamOS/

Craigor · Reply #99 Posted: September 26, 2013, 12:03:20 pm

^ I like the look of that

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