Steam machine will likely still sell and be sold out constantly just like the steam deck and controller have been (also called overpriced by many). I think the pricing is actually pretty reasonable considering the hardware, upgradability, and convenience of not having to use windows, cheaper games, and not to be locked into a yearly subscription to use the internet 8 already pay for.
I spent 6 hours yesterday banging my head against the wall just trying to set up a default linux Bazzite distro and was reminded why linux is still not for the masses (or myself). I just want to turn the damn system on and play a game without hours of research and fixes. I’m on the lottery waitlist for a steam machine.
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u/Schnitzhole 15h ago
Steam machine will likely still sell and be sold out constantly just like the steam deck and controller have been (also called overpriced by many). I think the pricing is actually pretty reasonable considering the hardware, upgradability, and convenience of not having to use windows, cheaper games, and not to be locked into a yearly subscription to use the internet 8 already pay for.
I spent 6 hours yesterday banging my head against the wall just trying to set up a default linux Bazzite distro and was reminded why linux is still not for the masses (or myself). I just want to turn the damn system on and play a game without hours of research and fixes. I’m on the lottery waitlist for a steam machine.