Microsoft Xbox exec is 'not sweating it' about Steam Machines

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Valve used CES 2014 to show the first wave of third-party Steam Machine PCs that will use the Linux-based SteamOS. The idea is that these computers will be small enough to be hooked up to a big-screen TV in a living room. In theory, they could be considered competition for dedicated game consoles like Microsoft's just-launched Xbox One.

However, if Microsoft is worried about Steam Machines taking some of its Xbox business away, the company isn't admitting to it. In a chat with Engadget, Microsoft's Xbox Chief Product Officer Marc Whitten said, "I think there's space for both. I'm not sweating it."

Whitten did state that he didn't quite know what to make of Valve's Steam Machine/SteamOS initiative yet, but was quick to say that he was not trying to criticize Valve's plans either. He said, "I continue to think that PC gaming – the sort of uber configuration and I can change everything and I can mod – that's an important thing and there's a lot of people that wanna do that."

Whitten was a bit more enthusiastic about the chances for the Oculus Rift VR helmet, which showed off a new and improved prototype at CES 2014. While Whitten said that he has used the devices and liked it so far, he stopped short of saying if Microsoft has any Oculus Rift dev kits of their own. He also doesn't think that sales of the helmet, which currently does not support any game consoles, will detract from Xbox One sales, stating, "It's just gonna increase the surface area, and I think that's an incredible thing."

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AsboPosted:

Valor Steam machine will not succeed because of the drastic price difference


i agree they range up to 1000.

XenoChristPosted:

Steam doesn't have a chance against Xbox one.

ValorPosted:

Steam machine will not succeed because of the drastic price difference

DohPosted:

I think they might have a big competition in the future;)

RacistPosted:

Looped There is no chance a steam machine is going to beat Xbone. I don't support the Xbone but it won't be beaten that easily. :/


Not to mention the price of the steam machine

HonkPosted:

-Tylaa- Xbox will remain my console though lol


Same I will always play Xbox.

MoBoPosted:

There is no chance a steam machine is going to beat Xbone. I don't support the Xbone but it won't be beaten that easily. :/

CoffPosted:

Xbox will remain my console though lol

CoffPosted:

They should be xbox needs to step up

CraigPosted:

Fozy
CreaturesHax Who here plays Xbox one and Xbox one is there favorite console.


Xbox one is a really great console. They have added alot of things that make it better than the xbox 360


Xbox One is just as overpriced as the Steam Machines, both contain hardware that are overpriced. So they're not really comparable.