Microsoft Xbox exec is 'not sweating it' about Steam Machines
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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sotaPosted:
F-18 Xbox had to big an influence to even be fazed by Steam Machines
And its way more popular than it
sotaPosted:
-SignedDongLuxe I think the competition will even out but microsoft wont get beaten
The Steam Machines are way too expensive as well.
Its not even worth it when you can easily plug your Computer into your TV and play your Steam games like that.
Yeah, and it costs less to do that as well
-SignedPosted:
DongLuxe I think the competition will even out but microsoft wont get beaten
The Steam Machines are way too expensive as well.
Its not even worth it when you can easily plug your Computer into your TV and play your Steam games like that.
DongPosted:
Luxe I think the competition will even out but microsoft wont get beaten
The Steam Machines are way too expensive as well.
WavelengthPosted:
I wouldn't sweat it either. The price of the steam machines are way too much money.
SIKSPosted:
If the steam machines were the same price as the xbox one, it would dominate the sales in a heart beat.
DissPosted:
Dong Steam is gonna take over the world.
I don't agree one bit. Yes it's a growing company but it won't take over consoles, let alone the world.
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