Gabe Newell shrugs off Xbox One momentum
Valve managing director Gabe Newell appeared somewhat indifferent to the recent success of Xbox One during his CES presentation on Monday.
Following the announcement by Microsoft that Xbox One sales have reached three million units since the console's November 22 launch, Newell was asked by a CES audience member whether Valve's Steam Machines can manage such a feat over the next twelve months.
"Well, it'd take a while for them to catch up. I mean, we're at 65 million," Newell joked, referring to the recent announcement that Steam's user base has reached that milestone.
The Seattle corporation's new ambition is to expand Steam to the living-room with a new line of console-like devices. A line of thirteen separate Steam Machines, each with different specs and price points, was revealed by valve at CES.
Prices of the systems range from $499 up to the multiple thousands of dollars, and Valve is bundling each one with the idiosyncratic Steam Controller.
The driving ambition is for the Steam PC and Mac platform, which carries more than 2,000 games, to be fully accessible on each Linux-based Steam Machine. Presently, less than 300 Steam games are currently coded for those Linux devices, though the number is expected to naturally increase.
Newell did not directly answer the question and offer an outlook on the sales momentum of Steam Machines.
"Part of why we think that this is the right direction to go in is that we can benefit from everything that people have already done," he added.
"If I buy a game on Steam and am running it on Windows, I can go to one of the Steam Machines and I already have the game. So the benefit as a developer, you benefit as a consumer, having that PC experience extended into the living room."
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BeetPosted:
equatiionzzzKatsumiZinx Xbox One is better. Enough said.
It isn't... It really isn't, that's what you are failing to understand. The only thing that a console really has over a PC is ease of use, convenience and in some cases portability. The majority of PC's can be build at the same expense as the Xbox One. They can be upgraded while the Xbox One cannot, requiring you to spend another $500+ each generation. PC supports free online play while the Xbox One... not so much. You can get most if not all the Xbox Ones 'entertainment applications' on the PC. PC tends to have better sales on games, meaning you can usually pick them up for a fraction of a price of that on console. PC has just as many awesome exclusives coming out if you actually look into it. PC is also much more customization than the Xbox One, allowing you to do as much as install a whole new operating system. What you need to remember is that the Xbox One is a small PC with its own unique operating system.
Umm, You said that the pc sales on games are better. Where did you get that from? Last time I check consoles sell more in games than pc. Do some research buddy.
He means by sales as in 75% off. Steam recently ended their winter sale where 80% of the games on Steam were 50%+ off. These are a lot better. Well also PC does have the worlds most popular non mobile game which is free to play (League of Legends).
DuhTigersBloodPosted:
KatsumiZinx Xbox One is better. Enough said.
It isn't... It really isn't, that's what you are failing to understand. The only thing that a console really has over a PC is ease of use, convenience and in some cases portability. The majority of PC's can be build at the same expense as the Xbox One. They can be upgraded while the Xbox One cannot, requiring you to spend another $500+ each generation. PC supports free online play while the Xbox One... not so much. You can get most if not all the Xbox Ones 'entertainment applications' on the PC. PC tends to have better sales on games, meaning you can usually pick them up for a fraction of a price of that on console. PC has just as many awesome exclusives coming out if you actually look into it. PC is also much more customization than the Xbox One, allowing you to do as much as install a whole new operating system. What you need to remember is that the Xbox One is a small PC with its own unique operating system.
Dude... just quit you're not gonna change someones opinion on why they think the xbox is better than pc, it will never change
equatiionzzzPosted:
KatsumiZinx Xbox One is better. Enough said.
It isn't... It really isn't, that's what you are failing to understand. The only thing that a console really has over a PC is ease of use, convenience and in some cases portability. The majority of PC's can be build at the same expense as the Xbox One. They can be upgraded while the Xbox One cannot, requiring you to spend another $500+ each generation. PC supports free online play while the Xbox One... not so much. You can get most if not all the Xbox Ones 'entertainment applications' on the PC. PC tends to have better sales on games, meaning you can usually pick them up for a fraction of a price of that on console. PC has just as many awesome exclusives coming out if you actually look into it. PC is also much more customization than the Xbox One, allowing you to do as much as install a whole new operating system. What you need to remember is that the Xbox One is a small PC with its own unique operating system.
Umm, You said that the pc sales on games are better. Where did you get that from? Last time I check consoles sell more in games than pc. Do some research buddy.
KatsumiPosted:
Zinx Xbox One is better. Enough said.
It isn't... It really isn't, that's what you are failing to understand. The only thing that a console really has over a PC is ease of use, convenience and in some cases portability. The majority of PC's can be build at the same expense as the Xbox One. They can be upgraded while the Xbox One cannot, requiring you to spend another $500+ each generation. PC supports free online play while the Xbox One... not so much. You can get most if not all the Xbox Ones 'entertainment applications' on the PC. PC tends to have better sales on games, meaning you can usually pick them up for a fraction of a price of that on console. PC has just as many awesome exclusives coming out if you actually look into it. PC is also much more customization than the Xbox One, allowing you to do as much as install a whole new operating system. What you need to remember is that the Xbox One is a small PC with its own unique operating system.
mysticalrainbowPosted:
Don't really see much correlation between Xbox One sales and the amount steam users.
CyimkingPosted:
llbenllTheHoneyBadgerOmittingCoderMavericks I love how he aimed this toward the Xbox One and not the PS4. Sony and Valve can are so jealous it's unreal.
Why would Valve be jealous? They are more successful than Mircosoft AND Sony
Microsoft's net worth: $230 Billion. Sony's net worth: $17.6 Billion. Valves net worth... 3 billion. nuff said
Microsoft and Sony both provide more services than Valve.
I believe that Valve is somewhat tired of people talking about the consoles. Kinda like being on a championship team and everyone is talking about the popular player and not you.
As far as in the MS net worth... majority of that money does not come from the Xbox... hell, MS makes more money from android than they do from the consoles.
neboPosted:
TheHoneyBadgerOmittingCoderMavericks I love how he aimed this toward the Xbox One and not the PS4. Sony and Valve can are so jealous it's unreal.
Why would Valve be jealous? They are more successful than Mircosoft AND Sony
Microsoft's net worth: $230 Billion. Sony's net worth: $17.6 Billion. Valves net worth... 3 billion. nuff said
Valve produces games. Microsoft produces a BUNCH of software and Sony produces a BUNCH of hardware.
llbenllPosted:
TheHoneyBadgerOmittingCoderMavericks I love how he aimed this toward the Xbox One and not the PS4. Sony and Valve can are so jealous it's unreal.
Why would Valve be jealous? They are more successful than Mircosoft AND Sony
Microsoft's net worth: $230 Billion. Sony's net worth: $17.6 Billion. Valves net worth... 3 billion. nuff said
Microsoft and Sony both provide more services than Valve.
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