Valve's co-founder and managing director Gabe Newell has spoken about Steam Machines and Valve's rivals.
In an interview with Develop Online, Newell suggested that Steam Machines are much better than current consoles. "At console price points," he said, "we're going to have machines like Alienware's, which are faster than today's consoles. So the same price point as today, except you get better performance and you're connected to everything you like about the PC and the Internet."
"Our perception is that customers are always going to make the best choices for what they want," continued Newell. "We can knock down the barriers that keep PC gaming out of the living room, and then customers can decide what they want. So the way we organised it, in our thinking, is a sort of 'good, better and best' kind of thing."
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In an interview with Develop Online, Newell suggested that Steam Machines are much better than current consoles. "At console price points," he said, "we're going to have machines like Alienware's, which are faster than today's consoles. So the same price point as today, except you get better performance and you're connected to everything you like about the PC and the Internet."
"Our perception is that customers are always going to make the best choices for what they want," continued Newell. "We can knock down the barriers that keep PC gaming out of the living room, and then customers can decide what they want. So the way we organised it, in our thinking, is a sort of 'good, better and best' kind of thing."
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