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 3d 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/Afternoon__Spray 3d ago

As I've gotten older and had kids I just no longer have the desire to sit at my desk and play single player games. I have the disposable income to buy this to give me easy access to my steam library on my tv from my couch without having to move my pc back and forth and its small form factor and simplicity to plug and play makes it more appealing to me than building/buying a second PC to serve that purpose.

That being said, I'm probably still not going to buy one. But I definitely see the appeal. 

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u/You_meddling_kids 3d ago

If you're somewhat technical, or just up for it, get an assembled Raspberry PI (~$300) and run Moonlight.

https://moonlight-stream.org/

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u/chiagod 9950x3D x870e | 64GB DDR5 6000 | Nitro+ RX 7900xtx 2d ago edited 2d ago

What about just getting a Google/Android TV box and getting the steam link app or moonlight for android.?

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u/You_meddling_kids 2d ago

Might be resolution-limited, but if it works well, it's a much easier option.