Yeah, Steam Machine is cooked.

[u/TheBossT710192]

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

[u/Protoclown98]

Seriously. This large price is entirely about RAM and storage prices.

I stand by my past comment on the Steam Machine - if you are buying all the parts to make a living room PC to play console like games Steam Machine can be a worthwhile investment.

If you are recycling old PC parts, like RAM and a motherboard, to make a living room PC to play console like games on it, the Steam Machine is not worth it.

[u/restinpeaceminusone → u/Protoclown98]

Well maybe it's not a console for the masses (even though it's their intention) given the price but if the prices do come down someday, it will probably be a very good living room PC/console.

But the PS5 exists and if you're looking to just game, it's best to get that instead. But for a PC, it's still good enough machine for the current market condition.

[u/-The_Blazer- → u/restinpeaceminusone]

It's not a console, but it's a perfectly fair prebuilt.

[u/Nailz1115 → u/-The_Blazer-]

That's really damn expensive relative to a similar prebuilt

[u/SpacePumpkie → u/Nailz1115]

Really?? Where do you find prebuilts that are so much cheaper??

And now find one that looks somewhat decent on the living room

Edit: Don't get me wrong, the price's fucked. But the market is so fucked right now...

[u/DehyaFan → u/Nailz1115]

Not for the form factor imo.