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Eladiun Completionist (i.t.p.) Offline Two Time Loser Posts: 8398 Location: Rhode Island, USA Joined: Jun 17^th, 2010 Gender:	Steam in Your Living Room Jan 8^th, 2013 at 12:00pm	Print Post
	http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/news/a449268/valve-unveils-steam-box-with-xi3-c... Consoles become computers...is console gaming dying or is PC gaming dying?

	Nevynn wrote on Nov 18^th, 2010 at 11:38pm: Anybody coming to this board expecting anything more sophisticated than a dick joke had better get used to disappointment. Calvet wrote on Oct 20^th, 2011 at 12:18pm: I just got that impression after you spent 13 pages calling out eladiun for being an interwebs bully when anyone who's been posting on here already knew that.� I mean, he's proud of it and hardly tries to hide that at all. Quote: Eladiun is an awful person
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stainer Arkat's Bitch Offline Gawna's big sexy crony! Posts: 12345 Location: gawna's nuts Joined: Jan 28^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Steam in Your Living Room Reply #1 - Jan 8^th, 2013 at 12:41pm	Print Post
	They are crazy if they think it is going to sell well at the prices I saw.

	Nilazgrc: For all those familiar with loreseekers/sentinels.... Dont run with Stainer.... Guy is a tool. Black list his toons. kmack can drive the tractor. The Vault donates to charity. JDollar wrote on Apr 25^th, 2013 at 4:47pm: Stainer likes tractors
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Eladiun Completionist (i.t.p.) Offline Two Time Loser Posts: 8398 Location: Rhode Island, USA Joined: Jun 17^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Steam in Your Living Room Reply #2 - Jan 8^th, 2013 at 12:49pm	Print Post
	stainer wrote on Jan 8^th, 2013 at 12:41pm: They are crazy if they think it is going to sell well at the prices I saw. That is the big question. What is a legit price for a Home Theater PC? Which is all this is. I can make one easy. Consoles are sold at a loss with the return being on the games. How much can Valve afford to compete with consoles and what other revenue streams do they have planned for this?

	Nevynn wrote on Nov 18^th, 2010 at 11:38pm: Anybody coming to this board expecting anything more sophisticated than a dick joke had better get used to disappointment. Calvet wrote on Oct 20^th, 2011 at 12:18pm: I just got that impression after you spent 13 pages calling out eladiun for being an interwebs bully when anyone who's been posting on here already knew that.� I mean, he's proud of it and hardly tries to hide that at all. Quote: Eladiun is an awful person
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Eladiun Completionist (i.t.p.) Offline Two Time Loser Posts: 8398 Location: Rhode Island, USA Joined: Jun 17^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Steam in Your Living Room Reply #3 - Jan 8^th, 2013 at 12:52pm	Print Post
	Base model� of their current offering is $500.00.� However, that's a base desktop and not a gaming rig. http://xi3.com/buy_now.php The demo model looks like it's a grand but it's a pretty hot computer. It's not a bad investment if it replaces a PC and a console.
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	Nevynn wrote on Nov 18^th, 2010 at 11:38pm: Anybody coming to this board expecting anything more sophisticated than a dick joke had better get used to disappointment. Calvet wrote on Oct 20^th, 2011 at 12:18pm: I just got that impression after you spent 13 pages calling out eladiun for being an interwebs bully when anyone who's been posting on here already knew that.� I mean, he's proud of it and hardly tries to hide that at all. Quote: Eladiun is an awful person
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Selee Abbot Raider Offline Posts: 985 Location: Atlanta, GA Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Steam in Your Living Room Reply #4 - Jan 8^th, 2013 at 2:14pm	Print Post
	If the linux-based rumors are true, they will HAVE to expand their lineup quick, fast, and in a hurry. From what I heard, they have only 50 or so games that can run on Linux. If they can get some wide-ranging support for many of the games they will have a great customer base however.

	I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves. - Ronald Reagan Nice is for cowards and democrats - Red
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stainer Arkat's Bitch Offline Gawna's big sexy crony! Posts: 12345 Location: gawna's nuts Joined: Jan 28^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Steam in Your Living Room Reply #5 - Jan 8^th, 2013 at 2:20pm	Print Post
	I read an article somewhere that WoW has a working linux client. They won't release it because a) WoW works under wine reasonably well, and b) there are to many linux based distros to support.

	Nilazgrc: For all those familiar with loreseekers/sentinels.... Dont run with Stainer.... Guy is a tool. Black list his toons. kmack can drive the tractor. The Vault donates to charity. JDollar wrote on Apr 25^th, 2013 at 4:47pm: Stainer likes tractors
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Azog Ex Member	Re: Steam in Your Living Room Reply #6 - Jan 8^th, 2013 at 3:25pm	Print Post
	Eladiun wrote on Jan 8^th, 2013 at 12:00pm: http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/news/a449268/valve-unveils-steam-box-with-xi3-c... Consoles become computers...is console gaming dying or is PC gaming dying? PC gaming is dying. One week ago I would have said "Bullshit". And I said that to a friend that works closely with a lot of Video Games companies. He wrote me (pedantically) the reasons and it was very very convincing. Of course, it won�t be a thing of tomorrow, maybe in 10 years or so.


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Flav Vault Frog Offline One Frog to Rule them All! Posts: 9984 Location: Land of the Frogs Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Steam in Your Living Room Reply #7 - Jan 9^th, 2013 at 3:30am	Print Post
	Did I mention that I was allergic to Steam ? PC gaming is dying except for a few niche games where a real keyboard is needed. ( like MMOs and also turn based strategic/tactical simulations ( even more a niche than MMOS ) ) Otherwise console is the way to go, a lot more easy to use, and less 'piracy'.

	Yes my avatar is an Hermine eating a Greenland Lemming for brunch.
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Cale Abbot Raider Offline Meh.... Drama Posts: 954 Joined: May 9^th, 2010	Re: Steam in Your Living Room Reply #8 - Jan 9^th, 2013 at 7:40am	Print Post
	I can see the hypothetical appeal for some people, but that offers me nothing personally. My widescreen LED is also my computer monitor. My console controllers obviously reach my recliner, but so does the usb cord that has my mouse hookup and my keyboard is wireless. My TV connection runs through my computer as well, so I can browse and watch pic in pic style if I want to do both at the same time. Resizing windows is hard.


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rev Jim American Azog Offline I GOT VEINS Posts: 3627 Location: South Alabama Joined: Jun 9^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Steam in Your Living Room Reply #9 - Jan 9^th, 2013 at 11:31am	Print Post
	not calling the steam box the gabencube

	Quote: Rev. Jim. He is the only guy here that posts quality, you should all learn from him.
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Flav Vault Frog Offline One Frog to Rule them All! Posts: 9984 Location: Land of the Frogs Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Steam in Your Living Room Reply #10 - Jan 9^th, 2013 at 2:00pm	Print Post
	Cale wrote on Jan 9^th, 2013 at 7:40am: I can see the hypothetical appeal for some people, but that offers me nothing personally. My widescreen LED is also my computer monitor.� My console controllers obviously reach my recliner, but so does the usb cord that has my mouse hookup and my keyboard is wireless. My TV connection runs through my computer as well, so I can browse and watch pic in pic style if I want to do both at the same time.� Resizing windows is hard. Not the same setup : Dual 20" monitor on the PC for gaming, with a real ( and in not a netbook, but a 7 Year old ultrabook ) 11" laptop not far, and a SUN Sparc Ultra 45 in another room. All connected through a router ( yes I don't use a fucking Triple play box but a good old router where I have full and absolute control ). The Wii is sitting by the 40" Flat Panel TV and was never connected to the LAN. ( ah yes it's all wired, My router can do Wifi, but except for the pro laptop and the mobile phone I'm not using it. )
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	Yes my avatar is an Hermine eating a Greenland Lemming for brunch.
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Cale Abbot Raider Offline Meh.... Drama Posts: 954 Joined: May 9^th, 2010	Re: Steam in Your Living Room Reply #11 - Jan 9^th, 2013 at 7:54pm	Print Post
	Flav wrote on Jan 9^th, 2013 at 2:00pm: Not the same setup : Not the same setup? The entire premise is that you'll be able to run steam games on your TV rather than at your computer desk. As my PC is the central nervous system of my entertainment center, I already do this. How is it not the same setup? Unless you were speaking of the fact that your setup is not the same, in which case you are obviously correct.


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