Steam Machine

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...it was going to be difficult to subsidize this, because you can just use it as a PC without buying any games through Steam.
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If they were really worried about people using this as a standalone PC (and let's be honest, why would you bother with these specs and prices), then they could've bundled it with Steam credit. Valve is a huge company, them releasing it at this price (without a controller, for a gaming machine) was a conscious choice IMO.
Given that this is a completely custom SFF PC with a custom OS, I think the Machine is fairly priced. The only issue is that with the current memory and storage pricing, it's hard to justify the value proposition.
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According to the LTT video, and as mentioned above, if you subtract the recent Steam Deck price hike from the $1050 MSRP, you'd get $750, which is definitely a very reasonable price for the hardware.
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I dunno, it seems like a pretty mediocre price. Right now, you can get an RTX 5060 gaming laptop with double the storage for $100 AUD less, compared to spending $1.6k for a 512GB Steam Machine with no controller. And as I mentioned earlier, it's not even as powerful as a base PS5 for $1k, let alone the Pro for $1.4k. Both of those come bundled with a controller, too.

I took into account the inflated price due to the NAND shortage, when I did some rough numbers in my previous post.
 
FSR4 upscaling should make up for some of the power deficit, especially compared to the base PS5. I still think it'll do well with the original target audience, those who wouldn't think of buying a proper gaming PC/laptop, if they can sort the stock issues.

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Valve’s Steam Machine Isn’t Trying to Replace Your PS5, but Its Plug-And-Play Design Makes It the Ultimate Living Room PC for Anyone Intimidated by Building Their Own Rig

The Steam Machine is Valve's new piece of hardware entering the scene as a mini PC built for living room gaming. I love a lot about it, had some issues with it, but overall came away from my time with it feeling very positive. The big question mark has been around the Steam Machine price. After...
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Sad, I wanted one of these as a nice all-in-one emulation PC machine when we get a new house for the living room.

I guess I could dock the deck and get a steam controller. It'll be as good for what I need, I just really liked the small form factor.

Just far too expensive for me now for what I want it for, when we already have a Series X and PS5.
 

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