Shad, there's a lot of threads about this already. :) The biggest thing, I think, is that CCP would have to do a lot of testing, and possibly some specific optimization to make this work with DUST 514, if it's even possible at all. On top of that, the summer release is US-only, and CCP would probably wait until an international release. Games will have to be individually launched for the platform.

So I don't think there's really any chance at all of this being ready this summer for DUST.

Shad, there's a lot of threads about this already. :) The biggest thing, I think, is that CCP would have to do a lot of testing, and possibly some specific optimization to make this work with DUST 514, if it's even possible at all. On top of that, the summer release is US-only, and CCP would probably wait until an international release. Games will have to be individually launched for the platform.

So I don't think there's really any chance at all of this being ready this summer for DUST.

Playstation Now is just streaming. I also think the summer release is PS3 only. So it won't be out for the PS4 then.

Way to money much money for the Steam BoX . They would have to drop the price alot for me to even look at it

If thats the case why not just put that app on an laptop? Too my understanding it was there version of an platform system. I understand where your going with that but I would think it would get muddy with law suites for some type of infringement or something.

Or should we say Steam Boxes? Multiple manufacturers, including iBuyPower and Digital Storm, have given us glimpses of their designs, with the promise of more to come at the show in Vegas early next year.
Valve Steam Box release date, news and features(credit: Engadget)
Both manufacturers are well known in the gaming enthusiast space, and we'd be shocked if more companies that specialize in gaming didn't reveal designs over their own. Valve's idea behind making the SteamOS free and open source is to encourage multiple builds to let customers choose the machine that's right for them. Expect serious competition as hardware manufacturers fight to convince the consumer where to spend their Steam Box dollar.

Seems to me that it would create unbearable network lag.
We shall see...

I dont think so.

Its coming to the EU later than the US, is it not?

Would be unfair if say the performance is better on PS4 in PC, and EU players suffer because of that.

Personally, Even though I enjoy the Playstation and have been a Playstation owner since the very first. And even though sony has a better hardware package put together right at this moment for their console, I don't see the Playstation 4(even though i own one) lasting to long as the dominate force in the market place.

In fact i see the Console wars coming to an end all together with the Steambox, officially cross-platforming every game on steam.

http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/valve-steam-box-release-date-news-and-features-1127072


It potentially is a console/budget gaming PC killer.

If Valve keeps with the idea of allowing SteamOS to be open source and allow hardware manufacturers to build their own hardware spec's and pricing margins, the sky is the limit for hardware capabilities.

Game development is much an art, and has been turned into a business first then art. EA games for example could build games with just the development tools and pieces that has been built over their collection of titles. Then Frankenstein a game together quickly, buy a shelf in the Walmart and Gamestops and have a successful title.

The Steam market could potentially allow an avenue for all game developers to market their products or art, without having to go through distributors and partnered mega vendors. The sky really is the limit with what Valve is purposing, if executed right this could be the end of the cross platform debate and the need for static half decade old hardware platforms for living room entertainment.

Way to money much money for the Steam BoX . They would have to drop the price alot for me to even look at it

dollars trump tears

Have you used the PS4? I can completely download a game 3 times as large in half as long as the PS3 version and start playing that game in half that time, I have high confidence this will work.

No offense, but it's threads like these that cause unnecessary rumors and the PR nightmare similar to the one CCP faced during EVE Vegas. Yes, SONY has announced this service, but rather than have CCP try to work on getting DUST to work with PS Now, I think we all would rather have them iron out the core mechanics of the game first and get out all the racial variants of dropsuits, weapons, vehicles, etc. before they work on something like that.

EVE has lasted this long because of the player base trusting in CCP. Let's do the same with DUST please?

You don't understand how this works then. It's not the Game devs (on any title) that have to make ports, it's more like an emulator that allows the games to work automatically. CCP really does not need to do much at all here. You read any info?

Steambox is an overrated piece of ****. Everyone and their mother can buy a htcp like gaming pc, connect it with the tv and a gamepad to enjoy console like experience. If you are lazy you can buy a prebuilt one from e.g. Alienware, or if you have decent knowledge about pc components you can get one thats very silent even under heavy load and if you are great at crafting and physics you can, like me, even make the case and heatsinks by yourself thus it cools completely passive via natural covection aided by several heatpipes.

Btw my htcp like pc runs ubuntu with a windows VM that has VGA/hardware passthrough thus I can run any game anywhere at home with almost zero delay and almost zero performance loss on any machine with remote access via lan. I could even do this via internet but the delay over internet is not healthy in pvp, I would need better connection at home for it but it is enough to do market stuff in eve. The nice part is: runs fully passive cooled with selfmade heatsinks, cpu max temp is around 60 at very heavy load. It takes almost zero watts to run when not in use cause the pc sleeps without load and is waken up with a magic packet when required. I can wake up the pc through the internet, connect to it, start eve and do some trading and all that with an android phone or tablet.

With better hardware i could run even more sophisticated setups but that costs money.

Lol well this is now just getting funny. Players have been asking and telling CCP to put Dust on PS4 and now that there is a way, it's being put down. Also I'm going to add the question about Dust & the Steam Box up so those post don't look off topic.

It's realism, Shad. It's likely possible, it's definitely something CCP should look at. And I think it'll work decently. But there's most certainly work involved, and I'd give it about a 1% chance CCP will have this working for the summer launch of PlayStation Now.

It potentially is a console/budget gaming PC killer.

I know devs that optimize linux OS's for various things (i.e. datamining, Network Security, etc.). I know for a fact that OPTIMIZING an OS for gaming is completely different than just making a pc into a fake gaming machine. This is literally the same as a console in almost every way EXCEPT it isn't completely propritary. Expect better performance than you would get with a DirectX Windows PC by far. No useless OS stuff to worry about....except for viruses. My only concern is viruses because it will have the same holes as most linux distro's. Other than that, it will be better in every way...theoretically.

According to this PS Blog You will need +5Mbps to stream a game properly and according to them, Multi-player works.

When this comes out it's a day one get for me...

This single addition could be what wins the console wars.

Also - Sony is trying to pass rights to stream content into PS1/PS2 games, in order to change them up without having to break down the coding and do it manually. Allowing them to add new content to games like Legend of Dragoon and Breath of Fire 3, it also would allow trophy support for older games.

$500-1000 for a steam box, people will get them but they will not kill consoles or PCs. Every year some new device drops that is the console/PC killer and it never happens. The steam box is a laptop with no screen, the miniature size makes it as expensive or more expensive than a equally performing PC. Why would I pay more for a PC that does less than a PC?

Consoles will probably never die because they are good pieces of hardware that have long a long life. Consoles may become more alike than different but the steam box will no one kill them off because of the entry price, ease of use and brand name recognition.

Steam boxes use the internet to download content, many places have slow/bad connections or even no connection at all. Console solve this by providing players with physical media that doesn't need the internet. I would be shocked if the steam box sells half as many as a PS4 or xboxone. Why spend the extra $500 when I have the PC or console that does it already?