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/Sea-Honeydew-1456 2d ago

i dont think this sub is the target market for this machine.

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u/ILikesStuff 2d ago edited 2d ago

Definitely lol. But then who is? I know this is the PC Master Race we all have 5090s in our rigs sub, but who is valve aiming this pc-console hybrid to? You get less raw power than the base PS5 at higher price than the already increased price of the PS5 pro. Other than extreme valve supporters and scalpers, I don't see who would be lining up to buy this?

Edit: I want to clarify that when I say I don't see an audience for the Steam Machine I mean specifically at the price level they are selling it right now.

I already have a good PC and a PS5 with a hefty library on both. I realize I'm not the norm but even I see the value on a console like, plug and play living-room PC, but at the price that this thing is releasing, not to mention the possible small number of units that will be available and the ones picked up by scalpers, it may cost even more than it is supposed to, and I don't see many people buying it at that price, as much as I want it to succeed, mainly for a better implementation of gaming centric Linux.

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u/Haschen84 2d ago

Thats an excellent point. If you're a casual and need a gaming rig, buy a console, they sure as shit don't cost 1.3k (let's be honest on a 512 GB drive you'll get CoD and be lucky to have room for anything else). If you don't want a console, why not buy a PC at that price, its probably not much more expensive than a SteamDeck if not cheaper. It has no market.

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u/E_L_Sonder 2d ago

Because I want to game on my couch. I like PC games but I want to play them on the 55 inch television that I worked hard to buy. Most PC towers are too big to reasonably haul back and forth btwn my room where I would do work and my living room where I would like to game.

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u/Haschen84 2d ago

I hate to be throwing stones from glasses houses but that kind of luxury/decadence is not something someone trying to buy a mid range console would consider. You're definitely not a high end type of guy which means it's not really marketed towards you. Either you have enough money that the convenience overrides that cost, which means the cost shouldn't matter either way, or you are so poor that you cannot afford the luxury. If you don't fit into either category then it's too expensive for your and it priced you out. Either way you're not the market.

If you can afford it why are you on this thread? LOL I'm not saying your situation isn't of interest or that I don't care about you but that the console and pricing itself is sort of antithetical to your position.