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E3 2015: Going hands-on with the Alienware Steam Machine

Shacknews Showcase's Andrew Zucosky visited with Alienware at E3 2015 to discuss their upcoming Alienware Steam Machine, discussing its specs and how it improves upon last year's Alienware Alpha.
Ozzie Mejia
Ozzie Mejia
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Steam Machines are closer to becoming reality with each passing day. One of the manufacturers at the forefront of the Steam Machine movement is Alienware, which is why Shacknews stopped by for a visit during E3 2015.

Join Shacknews Showcase's Andrew Zucosky as he speaks to Alienware's Chris Sutphen about the four tiers of Alienware Steam Machine that the manufacturer plans to make available. Along the way, Sutphen discusses the machines' specs, making a candid admission that the 5400rpm hard drive contained in the Alienware Alpha fell short of customer expectations while announcing that the Alienware Steam Machine would ship with a 7200rpm drive. Afterwards, it's time to go hands-on with the upcoming machine itself.

For more on the Alienware Steam Machine, be sure to watch the full interview below and also check out the current listing on Steam.

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?

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  • Shacknews legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    July 1, 2015 4:00 PM

    Ozzie Mejia posted a new article, E3 2015: Going hands-on with the Alienware Steam Machine

    • BeowolfSchaefer legacy 10 years
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      July 1, 2015 4:26 PM

      That pricing is actually pretty decent. $449 intro is getting damn close to console competitive.

    • UnatcoTelephone
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      July 1, 2015 4:30 PM

      VR makes this a little weird

    • doomed legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      July 1, 2015 5:44 PM

      Looks good!

      I wish they played more with the controller and showed us how it really plays. In the first part of the interview it looked like it wasnt going very smooth in that FPS game. Like he couldnt shoot the enemy.

      It looked like it was lacking the kind of precision we have with the mouse, moving the cursor right on the enemy and shooting his face, all in miliseconds.

      • doomed legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        July 1, 2015 5:45 PM

        by "he" i meant Andrew.

      • staymighty
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        July 1, 2015 7:52 PM

        There is a full hands on that is just gameplay that we shot too, I'll make sure we get that up tomorrow. Its a weird shot because it's from behind but you can see the controller and the screen in the shot & get a better feel for how the controller plays. Def some getting used to.

      • SquidWizard
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        July 2, 2015 8:47 AM

        There is a learning curve with using the Steam controller, like a huge one. You have to think of the touch pads as legitimate touch pads you would find on you laptop. And it was taking me a hell of a time to get used to it. I eventually did and it was pretty good.

    • Early_Grayce legacy 10 years
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      July 1, 2015 7:29 PM

      Andrews side stare became disturbing around the 1:45 mark in the Alienware video.

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