Today was a big day for gamers as Valve just introduced three products: the Steam Controller, the Steam Machine, and the Steam Frame. When you add this alongside the Steam Deck, I think it’s safe to say that Valve is about to win the next console generation.
I don’t doubt that.
I think familiarity is also important, maybe more so than ease of use.
A lot of people know Windows and how to use it (at least for the basics.)
Steam OS is still extremely niche.
That’s why I think the Steam Machine has to have price on its side to push people to consider buying a gaming-focused PC rather than a more general purpose gaming laptop. Particularly when everyone is struggling with rising costs.
A lot of gamers will be buying it just for playing games and nothing else, and use it like a console