I’m lucky enough to have disposable income, I could afford to buy one without it hurting. That said, idk just off principle it feels like an insane ask. Especially considering its not doing anything a PC can’t do (as far as I know). For those not in the know, the cheapest edition will be about 1,000 USD and the most pricy will be around 1,500. To my knowledge, consoles themselves aren’t profitable historically. So, do you think even at this price point Valve is taking a hit? Do you think if this sells well it will drastically increase the cost of other consoles (completely independent of the external factor being hardware shortage due to AI). General steam machine discussion post as well, just dont be a dickhead to anyone.
Machine? No.
Frame? Yes.lol, no.
I want to laugh at the ex-friend now for him thinking the steam machine was going to be affordable and be a feasible option for those looking for - AFFORDABLE - building PC options.
What a moron.
No. I already have a good gaming pc. I wanted one for living room gaming but not for that price.
No. The most intensive game I play is Skyrim. Someday though I might take an used SFF pre-built (like the thinkcentre), plop a low profile GPU into it, and play some slightly heavier games lile Dark Souls 3
Probably, if I can. My PC is a prebuilt one from four years ago, it’s really showing its age. I’m not sure if another pre built would be better, but the steam machine has tremendously better stats than my current system.
I know I could probably build a PC and get better value, but I hate assembling the bastards so much its worth having someone else do it for me.
And I don’t know how much of a better deal it might be these days.
it’s a straight downgrade for me, so no way I’d replace it as my daily driver.
I could consider one if the prices go down like below 600$ range, switch up my media center with it maybe. Impossible with the current prices though.
Yep. I’m downsizing and will be selling my gaming rig in favour of something small and less power hungry. Yes, the cube is more expensive than what I’d like but I’ll be making a huge profit from my pre-2025 era PC anyway so I can afford it. It does what I want it to and there may even be opportunity to upgrade individual components down the line anyway since it is effectively just a mini-pc.
CPU and GPU are soldered to the board. Only effective upgrade are system memory and storage. Think if it as a nuc or laptop board.
Yes, it’s a pretty well built gaming system. I could use a replacement and it’s not that expensive compared to systems I’ve built in the past.
When you frame it like that it isn’t really that bad. The first PC I built back in 2014 was around 1500, including peripherals so around 1100-1200 alone. But Its so much more useful than a individual console. I’ve been comparing it to an Xbox not an actual PC.
When the ps6 costs over $1000 this will be positioned well.
Right now it might be ahead of its time but that’s not out of character for valve. It’s easier to react to market conditions if you already have a product than it is to spin one up in a hurry.
I think they expect early adopters at this stage, it will get them early feedback and drives some platform revenue.
The problem is that the Ps6 is likely to have higher specs if it’s at a similar price point. I’ve heard that this box has similar specs to the Ps5 so it’s unlikely that Ps6 will have similar specs to this
Are you gonna be buying a Steam machine?
No, but I was never the target audience and I wouldn’t have bought one regardless of price. I’m currently using a laptop and if I ever want a stationary gaming machine again I’ll just build one myself, I don’t care for a console-like experience either so even SteamOS isn’t a selling point for me.
So, do you think even at this price point Valve is taking a hit?
Nope. Pretty sure that they’re at least breaking even on the hardware. It’s a PC, they can’t be sure of future game sales. You could use alternative stores, pirate everything, or not use it for gaming at all.
Got a reservation but haven’t fully committed yet. I guess I have…er…reservations about it?
Nah, my existing PC is good enough. But I’m very likely to get the Steam Frames once they’re out. And I’ll probably be playing around with SteamOS on my own machine, just because apparently it’s compatible
Nah. If it became cheaper or I found one on Ebay for a much lower price one day then maybe. The price it is at now is just too much and you may as well just build a very decent mid range gaming PC for that amount.
I sure hope it does not increase the cost of future consoles. Many will be locked out of the gaming market altogether if that happens because a lot are living on the edge as it is already from paycheck to paycheck.
It’s a point of pride to build my own PCs, including Linux boxes.
Not for $1500 CAD I’m not.
