Extremespec - At CES 2014 prototypes of gaming systems Steam Machine get the attention of media and visitors with the support Steam OS (modified Debian Linux), an online service of the same name and devaysa Steam Controller.
The Smach Z’s low-end processor will be well over two years old by the time the product ships. Kickstart with extreme caution.
After years of teases and delays, Valve finally launched the first Steam Machines last week. But two of its original hardware partners—Origin PC and Falcon Northwest—won’t be shipping those SteamOS systems. And in more bad news, Ars Technica found that cross-platform games perform 28-to-58 percent worse on the same hardware running SteamOS instead of Windows. It’s not just about the smaller library of available games—the same games perform worse on SteamOS.
Given these problems, it’s no surprise a few manufacturers are getting cold feet.
Dan Ackerman of CNET reviews the Alienware Steam Machience.
