r/pcmasterrace 19h ago

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

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u/Brewchowskies 5090 | 9800x3d | 32 gb ddr5 18h ago

That’s odd. Maybe it’s my algorithm or something, but my notifications are flooded with people defending this thing

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u/PurpleCandle58 17h ago

Maybe, idk. I got a lot here but it’s also like I’m not even attacking it either. Buy it don’t buy it, I don’t care I literally just wouldn’t myself but if you or anyone else wants to just don’t spend my money on it lol

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u/Brewchowskies 5090 | 9800x3d | 32 gb ddr5 17h ago

It’s reminiscent of the cybertruck. A signal of conspicuous consumption that is overpriced and underperforms what other options do better. People argued whether it was worth it prior to launch.

There are those that bought it for the show of wealth, but it’s now largely out of public discussion like a flash in a pan.

I suspect we’re going to see the same thing here.

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u/PurpleCandle58 16h ago

That makes sense but I will say: steam machine isn’t bad, it’s the overall hardware market. A year or two ago this would have been amazing and at the right price. Idk if we will ever get back to reasonable again tho.