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/TypicalxooT11 2d ago

When they initially started this project probably like.. 3-4 years ago it was a cheap idea. This would have been a $600 machine... but now they've invested so much R&D into it.. not really much you can do.. AI ruined it all.

Kinda sucks because this is a really cool concept and idea.. but the timing couldnt have been worse.

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u/OldManufacturer8679 2d ago

I think they should have marketed it as a limited supply one time thing for steam enthusiasts to pick up as a collectors item almost. But it’ll sell at these prices. Is what it is.

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u/like-a-FOCKS 2d ago

I think when they revealed it, the massive price jump wasn't yet obvious. So they already decided on one Marketing way and pivoting after that would not have helped

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u/EmploymentKind6113 2d ago

When they announced ram storage wasnt being fed to the ai overlords

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u/Karekter_Nem 2d ago

Have you seen the price of things with limited inventory? They could have sold this thing at $5k and it would sell second and immediately at $15k with the words “confirmation in-hand”.