Topic: anyone sticking with wii u for mostly next gen?

Steam OS

@Tasuki Isn't that the point? It's supposed to be a PC.
@JaxonH Isn't Steam's OS basically Linux? I'm confused...

As someone who recently necame a PC gamer, there is a draw for console gamers. PC actually has the most exclusives while getting plenty of 3rd Party titles and that is what is so great about Steam Machines, they are basically PCs that are easier for people to use and upgrade.

And your point is.....???

So what if I described a PC. You're trying to categorize something as "not viable" simply because it's a quote unquote PC. So it's a PC, so what? So it's a console, so what? Point is, it's a VIABLE OPTION TO PLAY THE SAME GAMES, and without the high barrier of entry of traditional PC's. They have the ease of use of a traditional console, and that's what attracts me. That's what will attract others. Being a "PC" or "console" is irrelevant. It's the ease of use that's important.

Now, as for exclusives- yes, I'll ALWAYS have a Nintendo console because of the exclusives, and because I love the unique hardware. But Sony and MS... eh, they don't really have much weight with exclusives over the PC. They have a couple good ones, but nothing like Nintendo, where literally every game on the console is a top-notch exclusive. Most people play Sony/MS for 3rd party games. In fact, that's all anyone talks about anymore it seems. 3rd party multiplats. My top 3 games for buying a PS4 are..... wait for it.....multiplats. So PS4 and Xbox have VERY little advantage over the Steam Machine right now. I'd say the ONLY thing going for them right now is familiarity and a good value for the money. But as far as games go, the advantage just isn't there. If it was, I wouldn't be looking into swapping out the ol' Playstation.

Even if the Wii U has a community half the size of the PS4 or Xbone, I'll stick to my Wii U. I do plan on saving up and building a beefy gaming PC however and that will have the Steam on it. I don't need to buy a Steam Machine. They are pretty and a great alternative to the current gen out now but I can't justify that price if I can't custom build and pick what I want inside it. Anyways that's my pick. Now I need to start saving up.... Ugg money....

You can do the exact same thing with a gaming PC.

PS4 games are built around the PS4 hardware, thats why they never change. PC/Steam games are based on ever evolving PC hardware. Have you tried playing Battlefield 4 on 5-10 year old PC? It's not going to happen at all, or it will be severely limited and not run as intended.

That's a PC. You can take your current computer to your local computer shop, give the guy $200, and tell him you want to upgrade it to be able to play current games. Voila. You have your "Steam Machine" and you saved yourself $200-300.

No offense, but it sounds like you haven't really thought this purchase though, and are going to make another impulse buy like you did with your PS4 that you said you regret picking up. These Steam Machines are going to be a massive flop.

Who care what you label a gaming device as... Honestly its redundant. They both play games they both provide entertainment. The Steam machine is more console like then an actual PC and Steam has even stated that. Sure it can be upgraded and sure its more along the PC aspect that way but in all honesty, PS4 and XBone could easily have done the same thing. So stating that the only thing that makes a console a console and a PC a PC is the fact that you can upgrade it is like a child saying my cookie is better then your cookie when in fact there both cookies..... If someone has a preference to the steam machine and because its designed to look and feel like a videogame console then they are no t wrong to call it a console. PC be it but a console it still is.

@JaxonH: You are not getting what I am saying. Basically what you are asking for right now is a PC, why wait for this steam machine to come out? Just buy a PC now and hook it up to your TV via an HDMI cable. This is what I dont get about these steam machine. I have had a PC I bought from iBUYPOWER about 4 years ago and have not upgraded since. I never have upgraded my PCs I just buy a new one every 5 years or so and give the old one to a friend of mine who can use the parts for whatever reason. Just cause you have a PC doesn't mean you have to upgrade it.

I’m happy with my PS4 right now, no doubt, but I’m not counting out the Steam Machine format as a future competitor / rival to the traditional console market. Although I understand the arguments that PC gamers will be generally uninterested in the format, and that Valve has quite a bit of work to win over the non-PC crowd……………………who knows in three or fours years time, the market is definitely in a transitional phase right now.

But still, with the PS4 and Xbox One selling strongly, I don't see their market evaporating anytime soon.

The steam machines won't do what a PC can btw. The Steam Machine is only a gaming device as it only has Steam OS. It plays only steam downloaded games and it has no softwear to do .txt file, .word file. It can't do excel it can't do office it can't do much of anything other then download and play games... It will most likely play Netflix and Hulu but this is not a computer. Its purely for entertainment. If he wanted a computer then he would no less be looking for a computer. I'm sure he knows that a steam machine is not a computer but can still get the superior game play a PC can dish out. I'm sure he has a perfectly good computer to do what a computer does. This is for gaming. Plain and simple.

Steam machines are just Valves clever way of being the main company people associate with PC gaming, I really can't see them taking off when the amount being charged for the ones announced so far are ripoffs and especially as long as their only able to play a fraction of the games available on steam.

My point is that why wait for a stem machine when a PC can do that right now. Right now you can log onto Steam with a PC play those games and such. Just cause you have that other stuff doesn't mean you have to use it. I don't understand why people are waiting for this steam machine when we basically have them now? Are people that blinded by labels?

I gotta agree with @Tasuki here. Steam machines are basically PCs that are über built. Unless you like Linux, you're getting the same thing from a Windows PC.

Steam OS isn't limited to Steam Box, afterall.

Well, isn't the point, and really the "only" point,..........being able to more or less quasi-PC game on your 42in HDTV or whatever. How much of the PC and console crowd will take an interest, who knows. Looks like the prices go all the way from 500 dollars on the low end to about 1700 dollars for a high-end machine.

Yep, I'm a Nintendo gamer after all, though a PS4 is tempting.

No, I totally get what you're saying. But I don't want to go buy a PC. I want a Steam Machine. I don't want to build a PC, I want one already built. Sure, I could buy a PC already built, but not built for gaming. Unless I bought one of those real expensive gaming rigs. Point is, Steam Machine is built for the living room. That's what they're marketing this as. It comes with a controller. It comes with a gaming OS. It comes at a console price point. That's what I want.

@JaxonH: Actually you can get a good gameing PC from iBUYPOWER for about $600 and that's before sale prices are factored in. Not sure where you are getting that you have to spend oddles of cash to get a decent gaming PC. Steam Machine for their price will probably be comparable to the low end gaming PC. If you think that a steam machine that will be comparable to the high end gaming PC but with the price of say a PS4 or Xbox One well you are dreaming. I understand what you want thing is you can get that now with a PC. Steam Machine is just a PC that is labeled as a console to confuse console games and to be marketed to console gamers thats all.

I don't know how many times I can say this, but I'm not interested in a normal PC for gaming. I'm interested in a Steam Machine that is designed for console like use, that has a standard controller and a gaming OS. And from what I've read, yes, the low ends models are in fact comparable to PS4 and Xbox 1. I'm not a graphics crazy I play Nintendo. I'm not gna squabble over a slightly less powerful GPU... The noticeable result will be extremely close. Hell, even the Wii U comes pretty close to X1/PS4 if you look at games like Project Cars or CoD Ghosts. So I'm confident in the abilities of the low end Steam Machine, which is far superior to Wii U

No offense, but you just lost all relevance in this discussion with those 2 sentences.

Jeez, calm down. They were just trying to say you're wasting your money. If you weren't so dead-set on STEAMBOX! STEAMBOX! OMG STEAMBOX! you'd realize that you can just buy a pc like they said for less and Windows 7 which is a decent gaming OS. Not to mention you could just use a Wii U pro controller or any other of your choosing on it anyway. Virtually every PC these days has an HDMI port, so you can just hook it up to your tv. But hell what do I care? waste your money then.