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re: Steam Machine Standard Price $1049
Posted on 6/22/26 at 6:54 pm to NighthawkDawg
Posted on 6/22/26 at 6:54 pm to NighthawkDawg
Hard to imagine this competing with the next XBox console that will play console + PC games and be comparable in price.
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Posted on 6/22/26 at 7:21 pm to NighthawkDawg
no thanks,
Posted on 6/22/26 at 7:22 pm to LSUGent
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Sounds like you should get a Steam Deck.
If I wanted a handheld.
I don't want a handheld.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 7:26 pm to imjustafatkid
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Hard to imagine this competing with the next XBox console that will play console + PC games and be comparable in price.
Except the xbox will charge you $23/month to play those PC games.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 7:30 pm to wadewilson
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Except the xbox will charge you $23/month to play those PC games.
There is no cost to simply hook up your XBox to the internet. If you're purchasing your games outright, it's a 1:1 comparison.
The cheapest Game Pass tier is $10/month and what is probably the best tier for people new to XBox who want console and PC games is $15/month. If you're PC only the best tier possible is $14/month.
This post was edited on 6/22/26 at 7:33 pm
Posted on 6/22/26 at 7:41 pm to imjustafatkid
But can you download and access your entire Steam library on xbox?
Posted on 6/22/26 at 7:43 pm to wadewilson
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If I wanted a handheld.
I don't want a handheld.
you can get the dock and play on the tv with it. i do it all the time
Posted on 6/22/26 at 8:06 pm to geauxtigers87
It's just a lot weaker, and I'm not interested in a controller. I want a mouse and keyboard.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 8:07 pm to wadewilson
you can run a mouse and keyboard with the dock as well
Posted on 6/22/26 at 8:09 pm to wadewilson
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But can you download and access your entire Steam library on xbox?
Not on current XBoxes.
Seems the next console is supposed to be a fully functioning PC though so I would think that should be possible. It's supposed to function with Steam and is rumored to do so, but I don't think that's been made official yet. Sony definitely made the decision not to release first party games on PC in response to the XBox Helix though so I'd say that's a good leading indicator.
That said, you can get a current XBox Series X, and two years of Game Pass, for cheaper than this Steam machine with no controller.
This post was edited on 6/22/26 at 8:11 pm
Posted on 6/22/26 at 9:26 pm to NighthawkDawg
There can't be over 100 of these things for sale.That price is fricking ridiculous.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 10:25 pm to wadewilson
I get it. Everybody wants to hate this thing.
I don't.
I don't.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 11:13 pm to wadewilson
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I get it. Everybody wants to hate this thing. I don't
People don’t hate the steam machine, they hate the price/value.
For the performance and storage you get on top of not getting a controller, that price should not be over $1k. Steam OS is now actually possible to install on regular desktop hardware, so it is feasible to assemble your own and get way more performance for a similar or cheaper price.
Posted on 6/23/26 at 7:54 am to LSUGent
Posted on 6/23/26 at 9:23 am to LSUGent
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For the performance and storage you get on top of not getting a controller, that price should not be over $1k. Steam OS is now actually possible to install on regular desktop hardware, so it is feasible to assemble your own and get way more performance for a similar or cheaper price.
But you won't have hardware support from Valve.
I don't like the price either, but I don't want to deal with PC problems anymore. I just don't have the tech savvy.
Posted on 6/23/26 at 9:41 am to finchmeister08
Meh, it'll fall short on every game that isn't heavily cpu limited. It will fall well short on games that require the 9.5 gb vram. This should've been 700 with a controller.
Posted on 6/23/26 at 3:37 pm to NighthawkDawg
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Wait, so what is the deal with the Steam Machine?
Taking that price into consideration, what differentiates it from a PC of similar price (other than aesthetics)?
NVM thats been answered 8 times
This post was edited on 6/23/26 at 4:02 pm
Posted on 6/23/26 at 6:24 pm to NighthawkDawg
It's too expensive and unknown for the traditional console crowd and way too underpowered and limited for the hardcore pc gaming audience
Completely pointless.
Will have 0 legs. They'll gradually sell a modest first production run and then you'll never hear anything about again.
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Completely pointless.
Will have 0 legs. They'll gradually sell a modest first production run and then you'll never hear anything about again.
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Posted on 6/23/26 at 9:21 pm to StansberryRules
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