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Marketing I think was the key here. The Steam Machine needs to appeal to people who are not previously exposed to PC gaming. People who already play PC games h

by n0us 11y ago

Marketing I think was the key here. The Steam Machine needs to appeal to people who are not previously exposed to PC gaming. People who already play PC games have PCs to play them and hooking up a computer to a television is trivial. Most of them probably know what the Steam Machine is, but if I asked any of my 'XBox' or 'Playstation' friends they wouldn't have the slightest clue what Steam is, let alone the Steam Machine. Why would they? I haven't seen any advertising anywhere. In combination with the general negative stereotypes about PC gaming (not the least of which comes from the name PC Master Race) I don't see any what that this could catch on.

moron4hire 11y ago
Who are these people who are exclusively PC or console or mobile gamers? Everyone I know, rich and poor, are all three.
- n0us 11y ago
  Most guys I know play Xbox/PS4 and some mobile games. I know maybe a few people who play computer games on top of that, and plenty of people who just play mobile. PC games are generally seen as 1. extremely expensive since the cost of computers is high especially if you dan't build one yourself and 2. only for hardcore gamers. Most console gamers I know don't want to compete with the PC gamers, its like when I play Call of Duty and get slaughtered every single round but worse. The atmosphere is one in which you win at any expense, even that of the game being fun to play. These perceptions may be wholly inaccurate but they will remain until demonstrated otherwise.
  - saint_fiasco 11y ago
    Computers are not expensive. Many people use their work computers to play low-end games, and not too long ago, flash games were very popular and not just among hardcore gamers.
  - ionised 11y ago
    The price factor has always struck me as a case of not having enough information on PC hardware and game requirements (which is understandable if you only know console gaming). You don't need to go all-out on top-end graphics cards, processors, cases and watercooling to play PC games at a similar or higher standard (in terms of graphical quality and framerate) to consoles. A mid-range PC may or may cost a little more than a console but the fantastic savings that come from things like Steam sales mean you can for example, pick up 5-10 games over Christmas for a fraction of the price of doing the same with the XBox/Playstation versions of those games can mean it ends up being a lot cheaper in the long run. Of course, knowing about the prices of PC hardware and how to put together the best bang-for buck system is something you would have to consider. That knowledge is unnecessary with consoles.
- Akkuma 11y ago
  I for one am a PC only gamer. I had an Xbox 360 for free that I barely used and prior to that there weren't enough exclusives I was interested in to make me want a console.
  - moron4hire 11y ago
    I'm just a gamer. I play everything from Metal Gear Solid V on my PC to Final Fantasy Tactics on literally every platform its ever been released for to weird puzzle games [0] in my browser and on my Android phone. [0] maybe calling some of these things games is an over aggrandizement. They're probably more "graphical amusements."
- ionised 11y ago
  I used to be PC + Console but the PC was always my preferred platform. I am now PC only though. There was very little about the last generation of consoles that appealed to me and basically nothing about the current one. There are a few console exclusive games I would quite like to play, but honestly my Steam backlog alone is like 2+ years at this point and always growing. I have more than enough stuff to play as it is.

by n0us 11y ago

moron4hire 11y ago

Who are these people who are exclusively PC or console or mobile gamers? Everyone I know, rich and poor, are all three.

n0us 11y ago
Most guys I know play Xbox/PS4 and some mobile games. I know maybe a few people who play computer games on top of that, and plenty of people who just play mobile. PC games are generally seen as 1. extremely expensive since the cost of computers is high especially if you dan't build one yourself and 2. only for hardcore gamers. Most console gamers I know don't want to compete with the PC gamers, its like when I play Call of Duty and get slaughtered every single round but worse. The atmosphere is one in which you win at any expense, even that of the game being fun to play. These perceptions may be wholly inaccurate but they will remain until demonstrated otherwise.
- saint_fiasco 11y ago
  Computers are not expensive. Many people use their work computers to play low-end games, and not too long ago, flash games were very popular and not just among hardcore gamers.
- ionised 11y ago
  The price factor has always struck me as a case of not having enough information on PC hardware and game requirements (which is understandable if you only know console gaming). You don't need to go all-out on top-end graphics cards, processors, cases and watercooling to play PC games at a similar or higher standard (in terms of graphical quality and framerate) to consoles. A mid-range PC may or may cost a little more than a console but the fantastic savings that come from things like Steam sales mean you can for example, pick up 5-10 games over Christmas for a fraction of the price of doing the same with the XBox/Playstation versions of those games can mean it ends up being a lot cheaper in the long run. Of course, knowing about the prices of PC hardware and how to put together the best bang-for buck system is something you would have to consider. That knowledge is unnecessary with consoles.
Akkuma 11y ago
I for one am a PC only gamer. I had an Xbox 360 for free that I barely used and prior to that there weren't enough exclusives I was interested in to make me want a console.
- moron4hire 11y ago
  I'm just a gamer. I play everything from Metal Gear Solid V on my PC to Final Fantasy Tactics on literally every platform its ever been released for to weird puzzle games [0] in my browser and on my Android phone. [0] maybe calling some of these things games is an over aggrandizement. They're probably more "graphical amusements."
ionised 11y ago
I used to be PC + Console but the PC was always my preferred platform. I am now PC only though. There was very little about the last generation of consoles that appealed to me and basically nothing about the current one. There are a few console exclusive games I would quite like to play, but honestly my Steam backlog alone is like 2+ years at this point and always growing. I have more than enough stuff to play as it is.