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I am a person who will look at the Steam Machine and cry

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Re: I am a person who will look at the Steam Machine and cry

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At this price point they should have never released it, they should have waited. Everywhere I see reviews of it on the internet, come along with forced smiles and talk about how they agree with the philosophy behind it and they should be commended for fighting against Windows. But ultimately no one recommends this to the general public. The writing is on the wall. This thing is going to flop. Only thing they can do n…

Waited until when? 2028?

Re: I am a person who will look at the Steam Machine and cry

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post #14

"Nothing is safe, nothing is reliable, and I am looking at the extremely real possibility that I am already unemployable if I have to go back on the market." Anyone I know who has needed to look for work has had a hell of a time with it. It's a scary world out there.

In the US, unemployment is at 4.3%.

The folks who made accurate federal numbers were fired some time ago. the current numbers are about as accurate as someone with an active interest in lying about it cares.

Re: I am a person who will look at the Steam Machine and cry

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post #17

You have a steam deck you don't use, so sell it and buy the Steam Machine, and then don't use that either.

Fun projection, there are three steam decks amongst my roommates, all three of them use is basically daily.

the original post says:

    So what now? The short answer is that I have (a) a nice couch; (b) a big TV; (c) a Steam Deck that I never use. I even have a dock for the Deck.

Re: I am a person who will look at the Steam Machine and cry

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I've long wished for rich western societies to run extensive student exchange programs with low income countries. Living even one year in most of the world will change your outlook for the rest of your life.

There's a video somewhere in this Library of Babel of some Palestinian kids who got a chance to visit New York (when Palestinian kids were still allowed to enter the USA, leave their occupied nation, and not be genocided to death).

Obviously they looked at all the skyscrapers with bewilderement.

Re: I am a person who will look at the Steam Machine and cry

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At this price point they should have never released it, they should have waited. Everywhere I see reviews of it on the internet, come along with forced smiles and talk about how they agree with the philosophy behind it and they should be commended for fighting against Windows. But ultimately no one recommends this to the general public. The writing is on the wall. This thing is going to flop. Only thing they can do n…

> The writing is on the wall.

This thing is going to sell out.

If prices go back to normal, v2 of this product will be great. This version, at these specs, at this point in time would only be a buy if it was good value (like $500). People will buy them all anyway.

Re: I am a person who will look at the Steam Machine and cry

#27

At this price point they should have never released it, they should have waited. Everywhere I see reviews of it on the internet, come along with forced smiles and talk about how they agree with the philosophy behind it and they should be commended for fighting against Windows. But ultimately no one recommends this to the general public. The writing is on the wall. This thing is going to flop. Only thing they can do n…

I predict it sells out

Re: I am a person who will look at the Steam Machine and cry

#28

At this price point they should have never released it, they should have waited. Everywhere I see reviews of it on the internet, come along with forced smiles and talk about how they agree with the philosophy behind it and they should be commended for fighting against Windows. But ultimately no one recommends this to the general public. The writing is on the wall. This thing is going to flop. Only thing they can do n…

> Everywhere I see reviews of it on the internet,

Gaming reviews have diverged from reality. Everything is about finding controversy and something to be angry about. Gaming journalism and social media are extremely toxic, but not really indicative of average gamers or consumers any more.

> The writing is on the wall. This thing is going to flop.

I would bet that it's going to be oversubscribed and sell out.

Re: I am a person who will look at the Steam Machine and cry

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The Steam Machine was $250 less before all of the price increases from hardware buyouts. Go complain to Big Tech.

You can install Steam on almost any Linux device. The Steam Machine is great for those who want a portable console-like device. Have you ever tried to build and maintain a shuttle PC yourself? It's obnoxious. This makes the goal of high quality portable gaming much easier.

Re: I am a person who will look at the Steam Machine and cry

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post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In the US, unemployment is at 4.3%.

This doesn't count those who've given up on looking.

Also doesn't count the underemployed.

Very common for people suddenly laid-off from salaried work to turn to part-time gig work and that immediately removes them from the 4.3% unemployed statistic.

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