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Former Xbox boss Peter Moore says Gen Z may reject new consoles in favor of smartphones and PCs (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] Paddzr 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Windows simply needs a good console mode and we're there. Pre built market needs to mature the fuck up or steam console needs to be a thing again and we can be there now.

[–] kadu 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Just use Steam Big Picture, you can even set it to autoboot.

[–] Paddzr 3 points 9 months ago

It genuinely needs to be even more streamlined. As silly as that sounds, anything will be used as a discouragement, regardless if xbox/ps requires initial setup too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I recently plugged my PC up to my TV so I could game on the couch. It works well, but I had some kinks to iron out. Big Picture Mode can play a bit of hell with multiple monitors, and I've sat down on the couch with a controller just to realize Steam wasn't the app in focus and had to go back to work the mouse enough times that I've got a wireless keyboard with trackpad on order. I also wrote a Powershell script to switch audio and display settings and bound it to a keyboard macro on my G910.

I'm happy with it now, but Steam Big Picture Mode is not quite plug 'n' play yet.

[–] kadu 2 points 9 months ago

Ah yes, you're indeed correct - multiple monitors can cause some weird behavior still. One tip though, you can go into the settings and choose which monitor Steam Big Picture will use as the primary one. If you do that, it will automatically change this setting on Windows whenever it's running so that fullscreen games boot up into the correct screen, and you have less issues with losing mouse focus.

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[–] Paddzr 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I need to clarify my post.

It's irrelevant how good the end results are if your steps don't end at plug power cable and hdmi.

Think about your parents, kids etc, are they buying consoles for the sake of it or do they want out of the box experience with minimal setup? Steam deck is the closest thing currently, but still we can do better.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think a lot of enthusiasts miss out on this point. Its trivial for me to install a Linux distro or custom windows software that's fully managed my controller input but my buddies that have PlayStation s would panic if they encountered a bios screen or a config file.

There's a market for steam machines but they need to be basically a steam deck with a power supply, an HDMI output and a controller or it will be a non-starter for most people.

[–] Paddzr 2 points 9 months ago

Thank you! I thought I'm crazy with everyone disagreeing here.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

It’s called Steam.