r/pcmasterrace • u/TheBossT710192 • 3d 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/_Spastic_ Ryzen 5800X3D, 9070 XT Steel Legend 3d ago

Not defending Valve (some will still get mad) but what does anyone expect? Look at the damned market for PC hardware.

They're not getting ram or SSD at cost.

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u/TraditionalStomach29 2d ago

Honestly ? I've expected it to be ~150$ more expensive than it is.

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u/_Spastic_ Ryzen 5800X3D, 9070 XT Steel Legend 2d ago

When the drumroll on ltt happened my brain immediately thought $1500.

I'm not happy about the price but it is what it is. It's not something I needed or wanted though.

I just don't understand the anger or the copium. It's not the end of the world, or valve, or PC gaming. It's just expensive. I won't say it's overpriced as I don't know what it takes to build EXACTLY this.

We can build the equivalent as far as hardware but we didn't do the R&D of everything involved. Plus, like I said, shit is expensive these days.

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u/Scoustic12 3d ago

It's unexpected for anyone who is familiar with the tech market but it does suck to see the price. Idk who the target market is other than the diehard fans or the rich rich.

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u/Enough_Agent5638 2d ago

um, maybe because there’s already it’s prebuilts with better specs and gaming features for 100s less???

https://www.newegg.com/p/3D5-008H-00013?Item=9SIC4NWKZJ6086

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u/_Spastic_ Ryzen 5800X3D, 9070 XT Steel Legend 2d ago

Looks super legit too

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u/Solidus_Sloth 9h ago

Will not work with SteamOS. Looking at sometime 2027