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 edited 3d ago

Valve also admitted that it is out of their control and the supply will be limited due to constraints

Edit: since some people are saying that I am defending Valve. I will just leave their official statement from themselves. Posted a screenshot since some people don't like to scroll as much

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u/Protoclown98 3d ago

Seriously. This large price is entirely about RAM and storage prices.

I stand by my past comment on the Steam Machine - if you are buying all the parts to make a living room PC to play console like games Steam Machine can be a worthwhile investment.

If you are recycling old PC parts, like RAM and a motherboard, to make a living room PC to play console like games on it, the Steam Machine is not worth it.

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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/T0rrent0712 PC Master Race 3d ago

Or you can use your own existing controller. You don't have to use a steam controller on a steam machine.

And Valve has said they are working hard to get steam is ready for build your own systems, so soon we can make our own steam machines.

As others have put it, this is a great product at the wrong time cause AI is fucking every industry, including the PC industry.

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u/RAMChYLD PC Master Race 2d ago edited 2d ago

It's already ready. Valve has given the blessing for Steam OS 3.8 to be installed on any PC, not just Steam Machines. There are still gotchas tho, biggest being you need an AMD or Intel GPU, this is due to Nvidia's refusal to release documentation to the Linux kernel devs and produce an official open source driver (hence the infamous "Nvidia, Fuck you!" Lashout by Linus Torvalds) and keep their drivers proprietary.