Guest davidwhangchoi Posted January 6, 2014 Posted January 6, 2014 here's the latest news on the steam machine more to be revealed as CES 2014 is going on this week http://www.polygon.com/2014/1/5/5278138/valves-latest-steam-machine-partners-include-alienware-origin-pc-and Quote
azrael Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Steam Controller drops touchscreen, adds physical buttons Quote
Ghost Train Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 They should just drop that whole concept and let us plug in a USB one or a 360 controller. Quote
Chronocidal Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 They should just drop that whole concept and let us plug in a USB one or a 360 controller. I've always assumed this would be an option anyway. Not letting people use other USB devices would be shooting themselves in the foot repeatedly. Quote
PetarB Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 The problem is they have to support them with drivers. Or get the current tech developers to support their tech with new drivers. All kinds of things can go wrong - this is one of the reasons that Apple 'closed box' products like iPads don't officially support USB devices. Lots and lots of extra work. AND the future commercial considerations... Quote
Mr March Posted January 16, 2014 Author Posted January 16, 2014 (edited) The Steam Machine is a PC, so you'll be able to plug in any USB device, controller or otherwise. The only stumbling block will be the software side, drivers, support, etc. But again, the whole system is designed to be open, so there will be thousands building software for all kinds of Steam OS applications. If it takes off. But I'd say that if people treat the Steam Machine as just another "gaming console" to be used with an existing X-Box or PS controller, the whole point of the system is being missed. The Steam Controller is designed for PC gaming and you're not going to play League of Legends, DOTA 2, Starcraft or Civilization with traditional gamepad. It's a PC for the living room, not a fourth playable faction for the Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo war Edited January 16, 2014 by Mr March Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Steam Os beta will let you dual boot. nice!!! http://www.polygon.com/2014/1/22/5336044/steamos-beta-dual-boot-installation Quote
TehPW Posted August 17, 2016 Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) *casts Raise Necro-thread* Ok my question isn't about Steam's OS (and since I'm here, to which, wtf happened to it?) but about Steam and blocking communications with other accounts. Does doing that effect CS:GO's competitive play? That is, for example, when I'm searching for competitive match's, will the game automatically take into account people on my steam [blocked] and won't match me with those players? Edited August 17, 2016 by TehPW Quote
JB0 Posted August 17, 2016 Posted August 17, 2016 *casts Raise Necro-thread* Ok my question isn't about Steam's OS (and since I'm here, to which, wtf happened to it?)Still a thing. Still sees active support from Valve. Still not a thing most people want. http://store.steampowered.com/steamos/ Quote
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