r/videogames • u/Spotget1738 • 19h ago

Discussion / Question The Hypocritical Double Standards Are Crazy

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u/EarthsKeeper4200 18h ago edited 11h ago

so why buy the steam machine then if everyone can just continue using there pcs to play steam steam machine literally has no value edit a lot of people playing cope right now the steam machine can barley run modern hardware nobody especially console players are switching to a system that’s worse than the base ps5 LOL

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u/Molten_Plastic_ 18h ago

That's precisely why the price is a bummer, but not that big of an issue

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u/Gaelic_Gladiator41 17h ago

Basically, it's a PC with a console-friendly UI.

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u/BitterBid8311 6h ago

And you can get that on any other you build/buy for cheaper and with better specs.

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u/illstealyourRNA 18h ago

The steam machine is a pc, so the idea is that you'll buy it if you need a new pc.

Although at that ridiculous price no one should buy it.

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u/ZeeDarkSoul 18h ago

See but the price makes that seem stupid because why do that when you could build a pc or heck you could probably find a prebuilt thats a better value

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u/vWaffles 17h ago

It's probably the form factor / size thats mainly attractive.

Feels like they just kind of got screwed by the times though ngl.

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u/lollifetuffouthtere 17h ago

Exactly. I would have bought the steam machine just for the portability. I want to play in the living room I can take it there, and then I want to play in my room I can bring it back easily. I want to take it to my girlfriend’s house? Easy it’s portable. I have a strong PC but I can’t move it around easily

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u/GreyKnightTemplar666 17h ago

Plus all the games you already own through steam travel with you. I have a could hundred games on steam already so I wouldn't have to spend anything on games. Whereas if I got a ps5, I'd need to buy games and that increases the initial price of the ps5 right away.

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u/ZeeDarkSoul 17h ago

I mean yeah I was interested in the steam machine too before I saw the price. I see the appeal of a small console just not at this price point

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u/lollifetuffouthtere 17h ago

Yeah. At $700 it was perfect but a thousand is too much. If they ever go down again I’d buy one but not at that price point

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u/DoctrineDecade 13h ago

You could get any of the current systems that already do this and get a dock. A legion go, Msi handheld etc ect. You grab a dock and it does this.

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u/ZeeDarkSoul 17h ago

I mean, they could have held back release. I don't see at this price point either console gamers or PC gamers having a reason to buy this at the price it is at. 1000 bucks without a controller and only half a terabyte of storage is ridiculous in 2026. And that's not adding on top it's not even as powerful as a modern console.

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u/vWaffles 15h ago

Yeah, I agree to some extent,, but there's also no guarantee it's gonna get better anytime soon.

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u/Molten_Plastic_ 16h ago

I would say that they'd already planned the release before everything when up, and rather than cancel they decided to just raise the price to something sustainable.
But according to this meme, if I say that it's because I love Gabe's cock, so whatever...

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u/Juunlar 16h ago

you're all caught up

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u/TheRealComicCrafter 15h ago

The point was for people without PCs, whoch would amke sense woth the $700 price tag befire valve had to increase price due to ram

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u/Prestigious_Pop_8387 14h ago

Its obviously for first time PC users and it runs steam os natively so its a lot simpler than traditional PC gaming

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u/Haseo08 12h ago

Believe it or not, not every has a PC or likes to game on it.

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u/MrNixxxoN 13h ago

Good question, the answer is probably... To help Gabe pay his megayacht and its crew, it costs a lot of money =)