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why not a Linux box to a Linux Box?
i have my copy of Windows 7 on a SSD too just waiting for a few more games to support Steam for Linux :)
like my wifes XP box o_O oops
Yes most of us dislike Windows!!! maybe one day we can game on Linux Only :)
I already game on Linux only, without WINE too. I bid farewell to all games that have no Linux release. Indeed, Linux is a lot more freeer than Windows, and more Unix than Mac OS X.
I mean, the price about $250 it's minimum to build device which will be capable to stream games, play videos and so on in small case.
Dedicated device about $500-600, which could launch games itself, looks to costly for me... 'cause my PC (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS) already could launch games.
So, I can assume to buy steambox as streaming device, only if it would be as steam-stick ;)
If you are happy playing at your PC now, or if you you are a big fan of either XBox or PS then Steam Machines won't be of much interest to you.
Steam Machines might interest you if something like the following is true:
You like playing on your couch in front of your TV (instead of at your desk) - or if your are concerned about the ever more restrictive conditions coming from MS and Sony (I pretty much assume that Nintendo is not surviving the current console war), then Steam Machines are an alternative.
The streaming is only an additional option for those who still have some games that are Windows only that they really want to play and likely already still have the Windows PC standing below their desk anyway.
The streaming is pretty much an interim solution to solve the hen-and-egg problem of getting enough games on a new console. Devs want to port games to a big platform to get many sales. But customers also prefer to buy system for which they have a wide selection of apps available.
There's no reason why Linux couldn't be a great gaming platform. The problem is how to get there. Valve will offer streaming so that people can get Steam Machines, play Linux native games when available - and fill gaps with windows-only games that they already have on their old Windows PC.
It might also be interesting to players who sometimes want to play at their desk (using mouse and keyboard) and sometimes in their living room. They already have a powerful gaming PC - and now can add a cheap-end-of-the-range Steam Machine to occasionally play on the couch.
The whole idea is to give everybody a lot of options.
This is good for game devs because if otherwise there's only MS and Sony left and they keep closing up their platforms the bargaining power of the devs get reduced.
It's good for gamers because competition means better prices and less restrictions.
It's good for Valve because otherwise their whole Steam platform gets killed in a few years.
And al that without even going into some of the fundamental advantages of Linux when it comes to security and freedom.
or maybe some day you can play game's like World of Warcraft, Dota2, CS, on your ipad from your Steam Box Streaming