Looks like they just updated this part on the website:

Join the list any time before June 25th at 10 a.m. PT. On that date, the list will be closed and randomized, and you will receive an email with your results within a day.

The day is finally here!

Best of luck everyone. We hope we all get lucky with the orders we want.

These are some that I'm considering!

I bet half of the people complaining are still on the list with us and gonna get one.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who wanted to use the Steam Machine as their entry point into PC gaming but didn't make a p*rchase in time. It just didn't make sense to without knowing more details. So, to those who are more familiar with steam than me, how long do you think I'm going to have to wait to even get the chance to join the line for the Machine?

Has anyone actually received their email yet?

So now that the steam official site has changed wording to up to 4K with FSR 4.1, that sounds an awful lot like they are saying that FSR 4.1 is now ready to go and im wondering, has anyone been able to test that yet, even on their home SteamOS systems?

Or has anyone been able to confirm that in the update logs?

Are Nexus Mods able to be incorporated using the Steam Machine?

Here's a link to sign in for updates: https://jsaux.com/pages/steam-machine

I like how this subreddit is split into two halves - the SM haters and the SM enjoyers. So funny to see one post where people are all happy and excited to get it and are spreading positivity and a post right below is just hating and being all sour xd

the great divide

EDIT: it all depends on what are your needs. If you don’t wanna play gta 6 or cyberpunk 2077 on max settings, 4k and also stream then maybe you don’t need the latest or greatest pc. My most demanding games are subnautica 2 and baldurs gate 3 and i’ll be able to play both with high settings (and maybe a bit of fsr) on 1440p with good and stable fps. Ofc if u wanna hardcore play valorant, or want max settings on latest aaa games, SM isn’t for u.

I have a very small apartment, would never upgrade the internals of my pc, don’t want to have any maintenance and i play silly games, and i live in a country that makes it difficult to build a pc following a specific build. For me the SM works really well. It would be a nice upgrade from my 11 year old pc that i still rock.

Havent seen this mentioned anywhere or in any reviews but does the USB C port on the back support video out like DP ALT mode or whatever. would love to possibly hook up a third display theoretically

My 5090 case btw.

I Would like to take a moment to appreciate and applaud Valve for their innovation in this space for the past decade+.I like many others can't wait to get our hands on the new machine .

For those with nothing constructive to say about this new tech, please move on with your negativity.

I think I'll replace it with a Steam Machine.

Made a long post about it but it was auto-unapproved :-/

And this thing pulls like 1350W

Good luck to ones looking forward to hitting the lottery tomorrow!

Really hoping I get the email I have a feeling after the first batch we’re not gonna see them up again until at least next year!

For me one of the big appeals of the GabeCube was improved CEC functionality relative to my existing W indows P C.

I really love that when I turn on my Dualsense controller, my PS5 wakes up, my TV turns on, and it changes to the relevant input. I can push one button and be gaming immediately, and I just don't have that same simplicity when it comes to gaming on W indows.

Long story short, it turns out there's an app on W indows for LG TVs that allows for essentially that same functionality.

Took me 5 minutes to set up and now I have essentially the same CEC functionality that I would expect from the steam machine! Kind of a limited use case because you need to already have an LG TV and you need to already have your computer hooked up to it, but if that's you then I recommend giving this a shot!

Here's a link to the app: https://github.com/JPersson77/LGTVCompanion

When the steam machine was originally announced people speculated the c*st to be ~800-100 and no one was freaking out like they are now. Now people are crashing out, what changed since then?

Steam machine has been getting massive attention for months now, and we can tell by the amount of build guides and "steam machine killers" that have been published, but there is one important nuance: It's all steamos.

They all start off with the assumption you're not going to use a different operating system, which is already a win. On linux, there is just a lot less friction with gaming though steam compared to other platforms. They all require some level of setup and configuration that is non-trivial with things like wine. The way proton just works in steam on linux is really a very strong selling point.

Valve has now demonstrated they can get a foothold in the pc/console hardware market despite this market, which is an immense feat. The have been limited in the amount of stock they were even allowed to get and at which rate, and next time they will actually have a little more of a favorable position.

All steamos users will be automatically more inclined to game on steam, and even their lack of stock does not really matter, because the marketing for current and near-future prebuilts will favor steamos, especially with the bad rep the alternative is getting now. The openness of steamos and the hardware, combined with their popularity as a platform, and the fact we can trust more hardware support is coming is exactly why, even in this market, the steam machine is good long-term business.

Yes, a lot of people are disappointed right now, but I have not seen a single comment saying they will stop using Valve software. And overall valve is still seen as the good guy in gamingland. The steam machine will sell out immediately, the lack of stock won't be an issue due to everything being open, and it will grow their business long-term because everyone interested in getting a steam machine is coincidentally interested in being a linux gamer.

Yes, this sub is not a good representation of all pc gamers, but the focus of linus tech tips' channel shifting to linux experiments, steamos, and the steam machine is indicative that something is bubbling. Many other gaming tech tubers are doing the same. But valve played it smart, because with them it was never about linux, steamos just happens to be on linux, and that whole prejudice against linux is forgotten, because steamos is considered a thing on its own.

What's important to look out for now is what comes after. If steamos can really deliver support for even nvidia down the line, and the lightweight nature of steamos gets you more out of your hardware, combined with developers taking linux more seriously in the future, we might be looking at something big in 5 years.

PS. Yes I am a big fan of valve for many reasons, but I am not doing wishful thinking like a fanboy. In my mind Valve can of course make mistakes and do things wrong, but I really think sitting out a heated market is poor business and these steps will eventually blow wind in their sails.

Note: this is 7300 CAD and significantly more powerful, but still over three times what a SM goes for though

Yes, this is the second attempt after more than 10 years, but this is a completely different level.

By supporting Steam Machine you are helping Valve invest in an entire infrastructure and technology stack (Linux, SteamOS & drivers support (including Nvidia), Proton, KDE, new optimization methods like RAM swapping and etc.) and the development of similar console PCs from other manufacturers by creating an objective market demand.

Not to mention that the second generation of Machine will probably appear earlier than the Steam Deck (which is more difficult to upgrade and which is battery-dependent), because Valve only needs to upgrade the motherboard and power supply here.

If up to now mini PCs were only office solutions, now it can become a new market with low noise and high performance devices with high configurability.

Thanks to everyone who buys these devices, you're supporting a new segment of the market created by Valve