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DF Direct Q+A: Steam Machine - The Big Price/Performance/Form Factor Debate

· 40 min

Episode DF Direct Q+A: Steam Machine - The Big Price/Performance/Form Factor Debate

0:00 39:33

In the wake of our Steam Machine review, Rich and Will tackle a range of Supporter questions on the price, value and design of the hardware, the ability of Valve to supply it - and the future of SteamOS in general.

00:00 Introduction

00:37 Supporter Q1: What should we think of the value of the Steam Machine?

12:03 Supporter Q2: What’s the target audience for the Steam Machine?

20:01 Supporter Q3: Should Valve have used unified memory?

25:19 Supporter Q4: Is Valve incapable of shipping hardware in volume at the moment?

29:30 Supporter Q5: Will Nvidia be supported in future SteamOS releases?

35:09 Supporter Q6: Why doesn’t the Steam Machine have a lunchbox-style handle?

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