Steam Machine launches today

Post by OtomotO » Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 5:44 AM UTC

wavemode wrote: post #414

raincole wrote: post #101

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I don't know what you mean by 'killed.' It'd be sold out faster than hot cakes.

It's objectively a terrible deal. It has console specs for double the price of a console. In fact you could literally just buy a separate PS5 and Macbook Neo and spend less than most Steam Machine configurations, so even the "it's also a computer" selling point is not that big of a deal.

Post by TomK32 » Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC

bigyabai wrote: post #716

Gigachad wrote: post #708

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Valve's communication around this release has redirected all rage towards Sam Altman rather than the Steam Machine.

The "rage" is largely surrounding the price, not the Machine hardware itself. The Deck sold like hotcakes at $400. We'll see actual outrage when the masses defer new smartphone upgrades due to price bumps.

Post by TomK32 » Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 5:56 AM UTC

branon wrote: post #428

I respect what Valve is doing here and I loved the Steam Deck but a prebuilt desktop PC with 16 GB system memory and 512 GB storage for $1,000+ is insulting. Those are specs that belong on a laptop or a lowend console offering like the Series S. I think this product is going to be hamstrung by its attempts to present as a midpoint between a PC and a console. The way this is being achieved seems to be by selling a dev…

Post by marc_g » Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC

itomato wrote: post #685

branon wrote: post #428

I respect what Valve is doing here and I loved the Steam Deck but a prebuilt desktop PC with 16 GB system memory and 512 GB storage for $1,000+ is insulting. Those are specs that belong on a laptop or a lowend console offering like the Series S. I think this product is going to be hamstrung by its attempts to present as a midpoint between a PC and a console. The way this is being achieved seems to be by selling a dev…

For people who are already throwing money at Valve on a monthly subscription and might otherwise have bought something from Sony or Microsoft, or more likely, will also buy something from Sony or Microsoft. The consumerist mindset accepts this device.

Post by nobody_r_knows » Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 6:04 AM UTC

andy_xor_andrew wrote: post #93

This is a weird thing to call out, when there's so much else to talk about (price, specs, etc) buuuuuut- Check out the gameplay video partway down the page, where the two people are on the couch playing Cuphead. Right under "Your Steam library in more places." It's just... a real clip of real people playing a real game and reacting in a real way. It's funny. I know it's stupid to call out, but how many exaggerated ve…