No, because not every game should be a controller game.
Controller support is already a filter available within steam. It should not be the primary and only way to use a gabecube. It is not a handheld device or solely a HTPC class device, it’s a full blown computer.
Where did I say the controller should be the only way to use it? I said “the default”. Like a game console or handheld, as a developer and player you can expect the standard controller to be supported, for games that are perfectly playable. On console you can even plug in a keyboard, but you can’t expect anyone to have it. But you can expect a controller.
What part of the steam machine page shows a controller as the default mode? They have three videos of people using it. A single one has controllers… the other two are as desktops.
The thing is designed to be compatible with steam’s controller, but it’s not just for controllers. It is sold without the controller, but you can buy a bundle with a controller. The wording on the page carefully notes that you can “use your steam controller without it’s puck” because it has a receiver inside of it, that’s it.
The deck is a default controller device because it clearly is just a big controller with a screen. The gabecube is literally a ultra small form factor PC, intended to be plugged into a display, and bring your own peripherals. There’s no default peripheral.
I think something like this https://store.steampowered.com/app/1818940/Typing_Land/ should be perfectly verified on the cube. By making controllers the “default” that title could never be verified, it would always have a nasty yellow mark despite running perfectly fine.
What part of the steam machine page shows a controller as the default mode?
What do you mean? The entire operating system of it starts up in Game Mode, which is primarily designed and used by game controller. The same as on the Steam Deck. Steam Machine is primarily a console like experience, that’s the point of it. You can switch to desktop mode or you can install games that require keyboard or mouse, just like on a docked Steam Deck in example (or on a Xbox console…). But you can’t expect this as the default.
Now at this point it is a bit speculation how this will pan out. We don’t know how Valve will handle this. I can definitely see your argumentation and it makes sense. But at the moment this is still an open question. BTW I don’t trust IGN much…
No, because not every game should be a controller game.
Controller support is already a filter available within steam. It should not be the primary and only way to use a gabecube. It is not a handheld device or solely a HTPC class device, it’s a full blown computer.
Where did I say the controller should be the only way to use it? I said “the default”. Like a game console or handheld, as a developer and player you can expect the standard controller to be supported, for games that are perfectly playable. On console you can even plug in a keyboard, but you can’t expect anyone to have it. But you can expect a controller.
What part of the steam machine page shows a controller as the default mode? They have three videos of people using it. A single one has controllers… the other two are as desktops.
The thing is designed to be compatible with steam’s controller, but it’s not just for controllers. It is sold without the controller, but you can buy a bundle with a controller. The wording on the page carefully notes that you can “use your steam controller without it’s puck” because it has a receiver inside of it, that’s it.
The deck is a default controller device because it clearly is just a big controller with a screen. The gabecube is literally a ultra small form factor PC, intended to be plugged into a display, and bring your own peripherals. There’s no default peripheral.
I think something like this https://store.steampowered.com/app/1818940/Typing_Land/ should be perfectly verified on the cube. By making controllers the “default” that title could never be verified, it would always have a nasty yellow mark despite running perfectly fine.
What do you mean? The entire operating system of it starts up in Game Mode, which is primarily designed and used by game controller. The same as on the Steam Deck. Steam Machine is primarily a console like experience, that’s the point of it. You can switch to desktop mode or you can install games that require keyboard or mouse, just like on a docked Steam Deck in example (or on a Xbox console…). But you can’t expect this as the default.
Now at this point it is a bit speculation how this will pan out. We don’t know how Valve will handle this. I can definitely see your argumentation and it makes sense. But at the moment this is still an open question. BTW I don’t trust IGN much…