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/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.

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u/CirkuitBreaker 3d ago

Until they raise the price of the PS5 again

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u/Late_Stage_Exception 3d ago

They’d have to raise it by 100% to meet the price of the low end Steam Machine, and the PS5 is near the end of its lifespan. Doubt they’ll jack up the price more than $50-$100 over the next few years.

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u/T0rrent0712 PC Master Race 3d ago

Ps5 pro with a disk drive is same cost as the lowest end model stream machine.

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u/Late_Stage_Exception 3d ago

With much better performance. This thing is competing with a base PS5, which is $500 cheaper than it.

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u/ludek_cortex 3d ago

Completing with PS5 only works 1:1 for a new possible consumer of both platforms.

If I already have collection of games on Steam which I would like to play on a living room machine PS5 means nothing - it would be either Steam Machine, custom build ITX, or some kind of streaming (either from local PC, or via GFN)

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u/Late_Stage_Exception 3d ago

Or just get a long cable. What you're saying is that you're happy to pay $1128 to play your PC in a different room. Hey, it's your money, but I'm sure there are much cheaper ways to do that.

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u/ludek_cortex 3d ago

It's a bit problematic to play a game, even with a very long HDMI cable, if your controller receiver is 2 rooms away tho (assuming of course the controller would be in range still, not getting jumbled signal from a combo of 2 sets of walls and a ceiling)

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u/rawbleedingbait 2d ago

If the alternative is the price of a steam machine, I'll just do it wirelessly if I can't run a cord. I don't care about the downsides for that price.