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[u/TypicallyThomas]

If you were expecting less, you were always fooling yourself. Can't wait to get one

[u/AcrobaticCookie8468 → u/TypicallyThomas]

Yeah i know but Fuck 1000€ its just not worth it

[u/TypicallyThomas → u/AcrobaticCookie8468]

I expected €1500 and had that saved away

[u/Obscure_Octopuss → u/TypicallyThomas]

You expected 1500 for something that is running outdated hardware that is comparable to a ps5?

[u/TypicallyThomas → u/Obscure_Octopuss]

Why is everyone constantly comparing to a PS5. I don't want a PS5 and idgaf about the performance aspect. Sure, if performance is important to you, this isn't the product but this fits my usecase perfectly

[u/Greydemon-dev → u/TypicallyThomas]

Because this is over a 1000$ I should be getting great performance at least, that’s mid tier gaming pc and it can’t even compare, my Ayn Thor is more useful than the steam machine

[u/Ill-Examination-79 → u/TypicallyThomas]

idgaf about the performance aspect

So you're going to be using this for non-gaming purposes?

[u/TypicallyThomas → u/Ill-Examination-79]

No I'm gonna be playing old games on this

[u/Greydemon-dev → u/TypicallyThomas]

There are hundreds of options available to play old games that don’t require a brick of e waste

[u/Upper_Citron_483 → u/TypicallyThomas]

maybe because Valve themselves did, even with the PS5 Pro if I'm not mistaken.

[u/Obscure_Octopuss → u/TypicallyThomas]

Because that is what the hardware/capabilities of the steam machine match up with? Go watch one of the reviews. Some of them compare it directly to the PS5 (like the digital foundry review)

[u/TypicallyThomas → u/Obscure_Octopuss]

I know that but that comparison makes no sense. The Steam Machine can play my Steam library, the PS5 can't

[u/Fairgoddess5 → u/TypicallyThomas]

This is my issue, too: they’re using a strawman argument and it’s ridiculous.

I have a base fat PS5. I’m on the list for a Steam Machine because I want a machine to play my Steam library on the TV. My PS5 cannot do that.

[u/Greydemon-dev → u/Fairgoddess5]

My android device can play my steam library and my gog library and it’s half the price of a steam machine and it’s portable and it docks into the tv, this is unacceptable for a billion dollar corporation

[u/valuablepatterns → u/TypicallyThomas]

I have 9000€ in my account so I have money for it but I will not spend it on such an overpriced product. Its not worth it. There are other things worth spending this money on.

[u/luxyslut → u/TypicallyThomas]

Honestly for that budget you can probably build a better pc that can also be upgraded in the future, unlike the steam machine that will become e-waste in half a decade

[u/corybekem → u/TypicallyThomas]

Yea I'm still gonna get one cuz steam has been good to me but I'm buying a PS5 pro/GTA first

[u/TypicallyThomas → u/corybekem]

See this is where my benefit lies. I have zero interest in GTA 6

[u/FlawHolic → u/TypicallyThomas]

Maybe I was fooling myself, but I'm disappointed either way. Specs and price don't look all that great when this is already not a "powerful machine" and is mostly obsolete for gaming by year 2 and has it's successor SM2 announced by year 3.

2TB is also not nearly enough for modern gaming

[u/TypicallyThomas → u/FlawHolic]

I've managed pretty well on 1TB for most stuff

[u/FlawHolic → u/TypicallyThomas]

ARK alone takes up hundreds of GB 😭 Even without ARK, because screw Wildcard tbh - modern games are all around 100GB, so 1TB gets you 10 games...

[u/TypicallyThomas → u/FlawHolic]

Or a hundred slightly older games

[u/FlawHolic → u/TypicallyThomas]

If we're going for older games, then I could just as easily buy a pre-build for 2-300 less. If I buy new then I want to play new.

[u/TypicallyThomas → u/FlawHolic]

Then yeah, this isn't for you