Testing shows Valve did their testing already and made a decision based on it.
8GB runs majority of games perfectly fine. We only suddenly “need” more because the “big” games are developed like shit.
We only suddenly “need” more because the “big” games are developed like shit.
Thankfully games give you options. If you want crazy big textures and RT at 4K it’s your choice.
This kind of stuff is added at the expense of optimisations though. The time spent adding support for real time ray tracing could have been spent making the game perform better overall for everyone.
If people wanted a high-end couch gaming PC they would just build or buy that.
This is supposed to be comparable to the current-generation consoles and it seems to be right there.
I’m just hoping it paves the way for a public release of Steam OS that I can install on my own hardware (I’m aware of Bazzite, etc.).
I’d have absolutely no reason to run Windows any longer, despite the fact my gaming PC does nothing but boot directly to Steam Big Picture mode.
Unfortunately I think Nvidia will continue to make this difficult.
This is a good thing…
Not for people buying Steam machines, but developers now have an incentive to optimize instead telling people to upgrade their PC. “Steam machine verified” is going to equate to more sales.
This. Games used to be programmed to squeeze everything out of the machine, without requiring more upgrades. They also focused on gameplay rather than aesthetics. Tetris was simple as fuck, and people still play that damn game. Games don’t need 4k textures taking up 1tb of their drives (but as Pokemon proves, 480 is too low as well). I purposely look for the repacks of games, or the mods that alter the requirements. I don’t run my car at a constant 8000rpms, and I don’t need my machine running that way either. I buy 4 to 5 years later than newest gen whenever I upgrade, too, because I don’t need it. I play to have fun, not drool over fps, or resolution, or realism. I am playing a game to escape reality, not recreate the one I’m already living (yeah, I play fantasy games, or scifi)
They must be scared writing hit pieces on it before it’s even available
The specs are available though aren’t they?
Specs aren’t everything and don’t tell a whole story.
I think they do tell the specific story of how much RAM is in there though don’t they?
Sure? Where are you going with this?
I’m saying that it’s a legitimate thing to report on and question because it’s not information we don’t have. They are arguing that the reporting is attacking something based on assumptions, but it’s not assumptions it’s facts we know. Seems perfectly reasonable question to ask.
The assumption is not that it has 8GB of RAM. The assumption is that 8GB of RAM is a “problem”.
That’s not an assumption, that’s a fact. As any honest person who games these days will tell you. Also they’re not assuming they’re explaining their reasoning and argument it’s pretty clearly.
And I’m pretty sure they’ll test it before releasing. I’ve heard steam has a rather large library of games to try.
