DF Direct Q+A: Steam Machine - The Big Price/Performance/Form Factor Debate
About this episode
Rich and Will discuss various supporter questions regarding the Steam Machine's value, design, and future prospects.
In the wake of our Steam Machine review, Rich and Will tackle a range of Supporter questions on the price, value and design of the hardware, the ability of Valve to supply it - and the future of SteamOS in general. 00:00 Introduction 00:37 Supporter Q1: What should we think of the value of the Steam Machine? 12:03 Supporter Q2: What’s the target audience for the Steam Machine? 20:01 Supporter Q3: Should Valve have used unified memory? 25:19 Supporter Q4: Is Valve incapable of shipping hardware in volume at the moment? 29:30 Supporter Q5: Will Nvidia be supported in future SteamOS releases? 35:09 Supporter Q6: Why doesn’t the Steam Machine have a lunchbox-style handle? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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