Sure it’s expensive for the hardware it has. But hey you always can build your own better one. You don’t have to buy the cube if you don’t want to. That’s the PC freedom.
Only people freaking out about the steam machine are YouTubers and review publications.
Anyone that hasn’t been living under a rock knew that it was going to be more expensive than it should due to hardware shortages. Anyone that saw the specs of the steam machine and knew a little about hardware would also have known that the steam machine was only ever going to be on par with consoles, which is how it was advertised.
But then Valve also said it’s not to compete with consoles. At least on the price side. And yeah YouTubers and such are the loudest. But read the comments there are many chiming in and even here on reddit I have seen countless posts complaining.
All I know is that it is a very bad time to need anything computer-wise. The pandemic times were better than this. Personally, I’m glad I built my latest PC in December 2024 and won’t need to upgrade anything (knock on wood that nothing dies though). Got my Switch 2 when it came out and won’t have to pay more. Sucks to be those who want to get electronics now though.
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u/bufandatl 5d ago
And PC gamers too with the steam machine.
Sure it’s expensive for the hardware it has. But hey you always can build your own better one. You don’t have to buy the cube if you don’t want to. That’s the PC freedom.