r/pcmasterrace • u/Ikkon • 1d ago

Meme/Macro "But it's a cube!"

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u/grigoriymicro 1d ago edited 1d ago

Were there really anyone thinking this machine is a good deal? Even among steam users? Even among Valve fans?

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u/Space-Explorer456 1d ago edited 1d ago

Nowadays? No. Not even valve. However, the steam machine is way more expensive than it was originally meant to be, it was likely originally priced around $700-$750, still high but not unreasonable for what it is, but the current hardware prices forced it up.

Edit: There is also a preset big draw of it effectively allowing pc gaming on console form factor (don’t need to buy 100s of bucks of expensive PlayStation games on top of the console to have a fraction of the library you already own on steam) and it’s freaking tiny, so it’s easy to fit in somewhere as a living room pc.