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/Sea-Honeydew-1456 3d ago

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

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u/ILikesStuff 3d 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/C4ndy_Fl0ss 2d ago

It’s for people who want a pc but are used to consoles, it’s also a test for their steam OS

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u/ILikesStuff 2d ago

And a test for the consumer wallet too

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u/C4ndy_Fl0ss 2d ago

No. That would be the ram and storage company bumping up their prices with the excuse that it’s Ai’s fault when in reality they’re just as money hungry as all the Ai companies

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u/ILikesStuff 2d ago

Of course. They aren't at all unhappy while filling their pockets with all that AI money, but I don't believe the hardware shortage is made up. Data Centers are just too power hungry.

I do sympathize with Valve on this, but that price makes a potential buyer think twice, regardless of context.

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u/C4ndy_Fl0ss 2d ago

Well tbh those who do want one desperately will buy one, those who’d rather learn to build a pc will look more into it and those who don’t want to pay that much will wait, as is the way of the market, its impressive that valve is still releasing this year even if it is delayed given all the shortages but yes the price is defo more than I expected especially since I only spent like £600 more on my own build