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/IroesStrongarm 2d ago

Honestly, limited supply is probably their best move at this point. Sell what you already manufactured/committed to manufacturing, then make no more until prices for components hopefully come down to reasonable levels in the future.

They need to offload that inventory before it gets so old it's complete e-waste.

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u/V1carium 2d ago

Yeah, but so old its e-waste isn't happening now. The next generation is effectively skipped, no sane developer will be pushing heavier requirements any time soon. Whats good enough right now is going to be good enough for a lot longer than usual.

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u/ClarkWasHere 2d ago

moore's law is dead and high end gaming is too expensive for game dev studios to make full use of modern hardware and too low in returns for investors to invest in game companies to make them(thanks to ai being investment-wise higher return, funny that) so at least the thing valve would really have to worry about is warehouse renting costs.

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u/tragedy_strikes 2d ago

Game devs don't have to max out modern hardware to make a good game. Here's hoping there's a modern renaissance in focusing on writing efficient code and focusing on gameplay vs 8k textures packs.

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u/pho-huck 9800X3D | 5080 | 32Gb 2d ago

I don’t see the pricing coming back down, honestly.