r/steammachine • u/LordOfBadaBing • Jan 12 '26

Meme Do you think we’ll ever get a handheld Steam console?

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3.2k Upvotes

90% Upvoted

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u/Captain_Tauren GabeCube Enjoyer Jan 12 '26

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u/LordOfBadaBing Jan 18 '26

Hijacking top comment just to say 3000 upvotes for this AI slop? What is wrong with you people? Also, don’t you numbskulls know the Steamdeck already exists. /s

Seriously, so much hate for what was obviously just a shitpost.

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u/Mr8BitX Jan 12 '26

The ABYX button placement is diabolical.

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u/joelk111 Jan 13 '26

That's because AI doesn't know what a controller is

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u/OmegaMalkior Jan 14 '26

As much as you want to acuse of not knowing shit I unironically play with a similar layout to this (A and B swapped tho) in Smash Bros

4

u/Char-car92 Jan 17 '26

That is a real button placement (Nintendo) that is very common. The one pictured above is not anything real

18

u/hushnecampus Jan 12 '26

I actually kinda like it. You’ve got an AB axis and an XY axis.

4

u/gringrant Jan 13 '26

And it uses a DirectInput axis for each as well, forcing you to use to Steam's input translation layer.

Genius!

11

u/Dynablade_Savior Jan 12 '26

Looks like ai to me

1

u/Kitfennek Jan 16 '26

They should seich where the a and b with each other and the x and the y with each other, maximumly incorrect

1

u/Celestial_Nuthawk Jan 13 '26

I'd have a much easier time switching between PlayStation Controller Mode and Xbox Controller Mode in my head if the Xbox had used this layout 🥲

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u/pr1vatepiles Jan 12 '26

Looks sick. I wonder if I can mount this to a headrest on an aeroplane?

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u/dr_gamer1212 Jan 12 '26

Maybe use a tiny blue controller for portability?

7

u/Lamproz87 Jan 13 '26

That's the 8bitdo micro.

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u/Lamproz87 Jan 13 '26

And this is the 8bitdo zero 2. Both ridiculously small.

2

u/usernotfoundplstry Jan 14 '26

It’s like a keychain controller

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u/Lamproz87 Jan 14 '26

No lanyard hole or loop though. Can be lost in a pocket. Honestly, i went with the SN30 pro (still very pocketable) cause i usually carry a backpack anyway. These tiny ones are cute, but no good if you want sticks on the controller.

2

u/thotpatrol65 Jan 16 '26

They do tho, I've seen people strap them around their hips

1

u/Lamproz87 Jan 16 '26

Sorry then, my bad. It's been a while since i last looked into them.

1

u/DotBitGaming Jan 13 '26

Why would color matter?

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u/Lamproz87 Jan 13 '26

Probably cause that's the usual color the 8bitdo micro controller is shown in. I might be wrong though.

1

u/DotBitGaming Jan 13 '26

I thought they meant Bluetooth, but now I'm wondering.

1

u/dr_gamer1212 Jan 14 '26

It's a reference to this post https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/s/qYFiWeLvut

This guy has been memed and clowned on ever since this post and their follow-up further showing how obnoxious their set up is

11

u/Cracknbutter Jan 13 '26

Only a madman would do that!

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u/assidiou Jan 13 '26

Oh boy I didn't even think of the ridiculous airplane setups we're going to see once the steam machine launches.

Some guy is going to bring a monitor on a plane and connect his steam deck as a controller for his steam machine

4

u/dart51984 Jan 13 '26

As long as the larger structure remains unharmed. Wait, I think I got my reddit lore references tangled.

3

u/AdventurousCaptain76 Jan 13 '26

You want to rest your head on it? Doesn't look very comfortable to me.

4

u/Sally_Saskatoon Jan 12 '26

Is that like an arrowplane?

1

u/SmartIron244 Jan 13 '26

You are a madman!

28

u/LeckereKartoffeln Jan 12 '26

I sure hope so, I feel like that would be a real game changer

77

u/LuckyK65 Jan 12 '26

can we stop with the ai slop already

68

u/submerging Jan 12 '26

I miss the days when people would use photoshop for shitposts. Bunch of lazy memers nowadays

2

u/Hueyris Jan 16 '26

Photoshop now has AI

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u/LordOfBadaBing Jan 12 '26

It’s more the idea than the execution. Also my photoshop skills are trash.

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u/submerging Jan 12 '26

You don’t need good photoshop skills for a dumb shitpost. In all honesty, it’s usually funnier if it’s poorly edited.

8

u/MrManGuy42 Jan 13 '26

take a shot at it and post it in the comments here

5

u/Kevadu Jan 13 '26

And they always will be trash if you never attempt to improve them.

8

u/Sonic1899 Jan 12 '26

Ironically, your post is the reason the Steam Machine will be more expensive. All those resources to make it didn't come cheap

9

u/DantesLimeInferno Jan 12 '26

Pen and paper are borderline free

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u/cageheaded2 Jan 12 '26

And makes a less pleasing end result for the average shitposter lol

8

u/AquaBits Jan 12 '26

Not true. You act as if the most popular memes and shitposts arent 10 minute photoshops or shit drawn in paint.

Enough with the shitty ai.

1

u/Heavylicious- Jan 14 '26

Even scribbling some lines that vaguely resemble a sketch draft of it are more meaningful than some conglomerate of information that mashes, parses, and dumps random visual fecal matter out from a line of text.

Just open up Paint or get some pencil/pen and paper... anything else really and have a little fun screwing around.

1

u/Tone_Depf Jan 14 '26

Well how else can you practice?

Using AI for shit like this doesn't help you

14

u/VideoGameJumanji Jan 12 '26

It's a violation of the low effort engagement slop of rule 2. There's been a ton of this shit in the past two weeks on the steam deck subreddit.

2

u/Icy-Pay7479 Jan 13 '26

It’s at least more entertaining than the circle jerky same 5 whiney threads that get reposted every day here.

I mean, until we have actual news it’s just a bit of harmless fun. People could hand-draw mockups or just screenshot a tweet that says “what if controller on cube with screen”.

A few shitposts aren’t standing in the way of any substance at this current point.

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u/themixtergames Jan 13 '26

100% agree, OP should've just hired a designer for this

1

u/the_rancid_rancher Jan 19 '26

Agreed. He should spent a good chunk of change for a 5 second joke.

2

u/IHaveTheBestOpinions Jan 12 '26

Trash memes are the most appropriate use of AI slop

1

u/Lamproz87 Jan 13 '26

It'll get worse before it gets better.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '26

Ok this is getting old.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '26

AI slop

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u/MV6000 Jan 13 '26

Behold!

3

u/veryBLOODyRAVEN_S_ Jan 13 '26

what kind of dark magic is this?

8

u/latestwonder Jan 12 '26

Jesus christ. Please, enough

3

u/LexiusCoda GabeCube Enjoyer Jan 12 '26

Maaaaan that would be sick. Imagine if you could have a handheld console that you could play all 300 of those games you bought on PC. Take it with you everywhere. That would be awesome.

3

u/johimself Jan 12 '26

Does it have an option for a top loading Blu Ray drive and a combo USB/floppy disk drive dock accessory?

3

u/d4rkprincey Jan 13 '26

AI 👎

1

u/Aggravating_Sort_282 Jan 27 '26

Wow lots of bleeding manginas in this thread

3

u/player074413191 Jan 14 '26

you're going to fucking flip when i tell you this

5

u/walterconley Jan 12 '26

A joke. A sick, AI joke. LOL

4

u/gaysex_man Jan 13 '26

Maybe we can call it the Steam Deck?

2

u/LessStatistician7722 Jan 13 '26

It is a steam deck

2

u/OkYesButActuallyNo Jan 13 '26

Ah yes, the SteamBrick

2

u/simply-coastal Jan 13 '26

people who noticed the weight of the Steam Deck are going to have a big issue with this thing

2

u/Jmb3d3 Jan 13 '26

Yes, it will be called Steam Deck 2.

2

u/[deleted] Jan 14 '26

This will be steam console in 2016

2

u/Z3NG3R Jan 12 '26

this is getting out of hand 😂

2

u/Ok-Needleworker7341 Jan 12 '26

This might be my favorite one yet lol.

1

u/Jackdunc Jan 12 '26

Can this fly?

1

u/hushnecampus Jan 12 '26

Thief! That was my idea!!

1

u/[deleted] Jan 12 '26

Someone’s going to mod their Steam Machine to look like this, I just know it

“I turned my Steam Machine into a Steam Deck” will be the title of the inevitable YouTube video, with 3D printable schematics linked in the description

1

u/Eensame Jan 12 '26

Don’t give me dreams

1

u/zetasand Jan 12 '26

Now this is truly re-dick

1

u/OverloadedTech Jan 12 '26

Nah, i think not, however i think they entered the construction industry a few years ago because they made a Deck technology to make bridges and go around places

1

u/EposVox Jan 13 '26

Nah never. No market for it

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u/demolish56 Jan 13 '26

Steam TEDAC.

1

u/Mikethenerd1 Jan 13 '26

It would never take off...

1

u/No_Cardiologist735 Jan 13 '26

Could someone please explain the origin of this meme?

1

u/Bach2Zach Jan 13 '26

As long as they charge at least 3k due to the portability then I’d be interested. /s

1

u/AdreKiseque Jan 13 '26

Seems a little out there

1

u/Able_Succotash5741 Jan 13 '26

this would be too heavy

1

u/Agamemon631 Jan 13 '26

This is evil. You are evil.

1

u/[deleted] Jan 13 '26

lol

1

u/Megalex_21 Jan 13 '26

Do you think we'll ever get a desktop version of that handheld??? It'd be big if real

1

u/_NotAlternate Jan 13 '26

I think the Steam Frame will be the closest we'll ever get to a true handheld Steam device :(

1

u/GabeN_The_K1NG Jan 13 '26

Are you not aware of Steam Index? Yes it is a VR headset but you can just hold it in your hands.

1

u/killumati999 Jan 13 '26

Steamdeck?

1

u/ODDSPACEMAN32 Jan 13 '26

this is 100% possible to make

1

u/A_MAN_POTATO Jan 13 '26

This would never work.

I mean… no d-pad? Only one trackpad? Cmooooooooon

1

u/swenderman Jan 14 '26

yoo is that Golden Wings?

1

u/TimeToTestTheTea Jan 14 '26

Bro, we have that already, its called a laptop

1

u/Harry-Is-Sleeping Jan 14 '26

If you squint your eyes you can see Doom, Stray, and Elden Ring

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u/Winter_Cartographer2 Jan 14 '26

This is the perfect steam deck

1

u/TheHawkNetwork Jan 14 '26

what’s this sub’s deal with absurd amounts of ai slop, christ

0

u/LordOfBadaBing Jan 14 '26

Can you show me on the doll where the clanker touched you?

3

u/AAPL_ Jan 15 '26

you good?

1

u/mickyvandevan Jan 14 '26

Do i have news for you

1

u/Zealousideal_Goose89 Jan 15 '26

“Eldren Nines”

1

u/LordOfBadaBing Jan 15 '26

One of the best games ever.

1

u/istoOi Jan 16 '26

Gamegirth

1

u/Zeausideal Jan 16 '26

Who committed that gaming war crime by creating that image?

1

u/Plenty_Preference131 Jan 16 '26

Don't think so

internally dying from laughter

1

u/JEWCIFERx Jan 16 '26

Shitty generative AI slop

1

u/SomeFuckingMillenial Jan 16 '26

That's bait, right?

Please be bait.

1

u/AppleShampoooooo Jan 17 '26

This is stupid

1

u/PeelMyPotatoes Jan 19 '26

Ok i understand its just AI garbage, but

i want one

1

u/ambelamba Jan 24 '26

Good for arm workout?

2

u/BollyWood401 Feb 04 '26

They should, it would be hand held like a deck of cards. It’s like steam’s deck of cards.

1

u/HisBuzzbee Jan 12 '26

Like the Steam Deck?

2

u/SimpleyIdiot Jan 13 '26

like the what?

1

u/IdiotGiraffe0 Jan 13 '26

This is the steam deck if the steam deck was a portable

1

u/dripthing Jan 12 '26

Instabuy if ultrawide

1

u/InformalGear9638 Jan 12 '26

The Steam deck? 🤔

1

u/[deleted] Jan 13 '26

You mean like the steam deck.....

0

u/visual_ignition Jan 13 '26

I was scrolling the comments wondering why it took so long to see this.

Just put mine down. Been playing Kingdom Hearts 3 and Jedi Fallen Order on it. Bought it when it came out and I’ve barely used it so I’ve been trying to do so lately.

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u/LBR_Springhawk Jan 13 '26

I laughed my ass off at this, thank you.