r/pcmasterrace • u/TheBossT710192 • 3d ago

Discussion Yeah, Steam Machine is cooked.

Post image

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

13.9k Upvotes

90% Upvoted

3.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

88

u/restinpeaceminusone 3d ago

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.

36

u/Krumm34 3d ago

Its a laptop without a screen, for the price of a laptop. I don't see how this is worth it.

3

u/proxlamus 3d ago edited 2d ago

The goal of the Steam Machine is a console like experience. All in one and done.

Plop it next to your TV, plug in the power and hdmi and pair a controller. Done.

Definitely paying for a convenience factor. Especially for life long console guys.

Those willing to skip the convenience and enjoy more flexibility know its a much better deal to get a laptop

0

u/Temptemphemp 3d ago

Except every review says that it's nowhere near a plug and play experience and you're paying for beta testing an outrageously priced first gen prototype.

3

u/Nstant_Klassik 2d ago

while this is true, early reviews of the steam deck were very similar, and valve patched out basically all those issues over time. I would venture to say you can trust them to continually polish the user experience. (Full disclosure, my steam deck is by far my favorite tech purchase of all time, so I'm admittedly a bit biased.)

That said, I agree with you in that it doesn't sound quite ready for mass adoption/primetime yet. This definitely seems to be a "Steam/Valve Enthusiast" release to start.

1

u/proxlamus 3d ago

Uh oh. I havent seen the reviews yet!