Domehammer said:
This is worst news possible for gaming to hear.
Really? The worst possible news for gaming? Not that games are now banned. Not that the internet has been shut down. Not that Ubisoft now owns all other publishers...but that Valve might be making a living room product. Worst news possible. Gotcha.
Domehammer said:
Heavy handed DRM of steam possibly making it's ways to consoles in full force would be worst thing ever.
I'm not sure where you're getting your information, but you might want to do a little fact checking. Steam has the EXACT DRM that all three consoles have. You have one account, and you can only download your game to that account. Steam also allows you to download games as many times as you want, forever (even when they remove games from sale, like Crysis 2, you can still download them if you've paid for them). So it's actually BETTER than the console DRM out there.
Domehammer said:
People would be up in arms if EA was doing this but because Valve they will ignore what they would otherwise be against.
No, if EA were doing this, we would laugh because EA is nowhere near competent enough to pull it off.
Domehammer said:
Plus people that aren't valve fanatics won't buy a console made by nobody when it comes to consoles with how much wallets are hurting. People will buy a sure thing and go for next installment of another console series.
Then don't buy it. But remember, they said the exact same thing about the Xbox. Not that I think this launch is nearly as ambitious as the Xbox launch. I suspect this is aimed more at PC gamers who are frustrated with the current big 3 consoles, and console gamers who want a PC-experience in the comfort of their living room. I don't think Valve is planning on ousting any existing console.
Really, people. You don't have to be excited for this, but to say that it's horrible for gaming is insane. If you don't want the device, this has no impact on you. It's not like standard PC's, Xboxes, and Playstations are all just going to disappear instantly because Valve made a living room product.