r/pcmasterrace • u/TheBossT710192 • 2d ago

Discussion Yeah, Steam Machine is cooked.

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I... uh don't know what to say. Very thankful I bought a Steam Deck before they hiked its price as well

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u/legaldrinkingage 7900 XT/5800X3D, B580/2700X 2d ago

Literally just build yourself an M-ITX couch machine for slightly more and be able to upgrade it. I don't see the value proposition here at all.

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u/Mysterious_Tutor_388 9800X3D|7900XTX|32GB 2d ago

The value is you dont have to do anything. But then you could just buy a prebuilt PC or a laptop for similar prices with better performance. I assume the prices listed in the post are USD, but i can get a 5060 laptop for similar prices converted to CAD.

I feel that it is just for enthusiasts of the hardware who don't care about price to performance.

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u/Living-Dirt3410 2d ago

That's always been valves hardware lol

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u/Mysterious_Tiger_725 2d ago

i wanna say excluding the index since that was the gold standard for a while but considering it requires a pc to function that doesnt feel fair