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Re:Steam Machines – Prototype Details by breckinloggins on Friday October 04, 2013 @06:56PM (#6498576)
I'm not talking about right now, I'm talking about what happens several years from now when suddenly there are games that are all but unplayable (or completely unplayable) on first generation Steam Machines.

There has to be a plan for that.

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Re:Steam Machines – Prototype Details by notatoad on Friday October 04, 2013 @07:23PM (#6498693)
I'm sure the plan for that is the exact same as the plan for the current situation. Steam machines have specs, the steam client can read those specs and tell you if a game is playable or not. It's not as though gaming on PCs is a new concept.
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Re:Steam Machines – Prototype Details by benologist on Friday October 04, 2013 @07:23PM (#6498690)
Why wouldn't the plan be "buy a new one" like it is with consoles, pc's, and every other electric device when they either break or the newer models are that much better?
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