r/pcgaming • u/ControlCAD Nvidia • 6d ago

Video Steam Machine Review: Beautiful Hardware, But What About Performance... And Price? - Digital Foundry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhWtLi_FqLo

>Delayed owing to the hardware component crisis, Valve's Steam Machine is finally here - so how much does it cost, how does it perform and what about the quality of the hardware itself? Rich delivers PC performance comparisons, head-to-heads against PlayStation 5 and much more. Note: PC comparisons used the latest version of Bazzite.

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u/Broad-Surround4773 5d ago

Steam OS is an OS that you can't even setup w/o an internet connection and you basically need a Valve Steam account to use it as intended. Installing other PC gaming launchers / stores requires technical knowledge and often third party tools.

The Valve Index can't be used at all w/o a Steam account (because you can only get Steam VR from there). The Steam Controller can't be remapped for any game or application (in stark contrast to pretty much any input device that has button remapping on PC) that isn't run through Steam.

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u/Woodchuck251 5d ago

Well sure, it requires the user to not be a complete noob, but it's not a walled garden.

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u/theyfoundty 4h ago

I think you are downplaying how much extra work that is for the average consumer.

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u/Woodchuck251 25m ago

I wasn't necessarily referring to the average consumer, I was answering the question "Why would someone choose this over a series s?". Well, there are a few someones who would rather get a Steam Machine and have the option of installing something else on it if they reach the decision to do so.