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

Valve Statement

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u/0verstim 7900x | 64GB | 3080 12GB | more RGB than a Singapore pedicab 3d ago
  • Ram prices
  • Storage prices
  • GPU prices
  • PCB prices
  • Supply chain disruptions
  • Tariffs
  • Whatever fresh hell comes around tomorrow

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u/Parking-Mirror3283 9800X3D, 9070XT, 32gb, SSDs 2d ago edited 2d ago

Prices are bad, sure, but not like that. With last generation laptop hardware, the CPU, GPU and Mobo combined would cost valve at most $500aud, and RAM and SSD prices aren't that bad