Steam Machine
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  • Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2 hours

    The sad part is that Valve really did price all the parts for pretty much as low as they could go:

    • Kaligalis@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1 hour

      The hardware prices seem competitive. But the important note is hinting at the real form factor tax: It doesn’t have the same cost / performance ratio as a normally sized PC using the same hardware.

  • Bread@thelemmy.clubEnglish
    55 minutes

    Sadly thats probably a competitive price for a console now.

    • Kairos@lemmy.todayEnglish
      48 minutes

      Either way it’s cheaper than a console once you factor in the absence of discounts and subscription to play online that consoles have.

  • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    26 minutes

    This is overpriced for the hardware.

    Building one is so easy guys, don’t fall for this sort of thing. The GPU is amazingly underpowered.

    Build a computer - buy a cheap cpu, a 5700, and 16gb of ram. You’ll be fine with that.

    • CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15 minutes

      This is overpriced for the hardware.

      I challenge you to build out a parts list with comparable performance for cheaper. And it needs to be more than a 10% difference. You can’t just show a savings of $50 and claim victory, because there’s a lot you get in convenience and guarantees when you buy hardware from Valve.

  • farmgineer@nord.pubEnglish
    2 hours

    Probably not interested for those specs at that price.

    In Japan, the page also has a link that goes to some partner of theirs that’s just a maintenance page at 09:38 on a weekday which… does not inspire confidence.

    • spacegoat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2 hours

      To be fair that’s normal in Japan.

      And if you’re talking about Komodo Station, they’re pretty good

      • farmgineer@nord.pubEnglish
        1 hour

        I work in IT in Japan and we’d be in deep shit if that happened at any company I work for.

        I don’t think I’ve ever used Komodo station for anything before which is why I clicked to see.

  • Flamekebab@piefed.socialEnglish
    1 hour

    That’s unfortunate. Expected, but unfortunate.

    I like gaming. That like is not strong enough to extend to that price point.

  • Kaligalis@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1 hour

    It’s a hipster PC. Even if there wasn’t the current hardware pricing bubble, you’d still pay the form factor tax.

  • Gerudo@lemmy.zipEnglish
    7 hours

    I’ll throw steam os on my mini PC and just pretend it’s a steam machine. I knew they were going to break $1k but yeesh, breaking it AND only 512gb is tough

    • chunkystyles@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      4 hours

      I’d recommend Bazzite over SteamOS. Even if I was buying a Steam Machine, I would still just use Bazzite.

      • ohshit604@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        20 minutes

        Even if I was buying a Steam Machine, I would still just use Bazzite.

        They both run Arch, both are capable of running KDE & Gnome DE, both are immutable but only one will get dedicated support from the manufacturer and developer.

        The use of HDMI CEC is not typical for desktop environments, I doubt you’ll get the same “sleep” functionality on Bazzite.

  • demonsword@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4 hours

    This item is not available for purchase in your region

    I kinda expected that… same thing with the steamdeck, only way to get one is to go through a scalper

    • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3 hours

      i mean, do we need to set up a little lemmy dropshipping thing so we can make sure none of us get taken advantage of? i can nominate a few people i’d trust, but like, internet y’know.

    • Jiral@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3 hours

      This isn’t really a mass product like a (subsidised) PS5. Have a look at what a Ryzen Max 385 with 32 GB board costs. RAM is only a part of that SSD is another one (both went through the roof). They aren’t doubling the price but they certainly pushed it beyond 1000 USD/ EUR. They are also probably the reason why much less of the thing will be available than planned. Before the madness started, maybe Valve targeted 700-800 USD or so.

      • MashedTech@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3 hours

        A valve rep talking to LTT said they can’t disclose the original price but the price increase is similar to the price increase of the steam deck. So from the video they conclude that the target was around 800USD.

    • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      3 hours

      Gamers Nexus did a “DIY spec-equivalent comparison” for off the shelf atx parts, and it wasn’t that much more for this. Like $925 vs $1050.

      Also, you do get a little 25$ discount on the controller if you buy the bundle that includes a controller.

      But this is like the size of a toaster, custom, stable, and basically silent. It’s not a deal, but it’s not terrible either. If you can get a good deal on used parts, that’ll likely be better. Also, the Steam Machine is pretty low spec for 2026.

      So only get this if you really understand what it’s offering. Instead of a must-buy, unfortunately, this is more of a situational or even novelty item. Not terrible, but 100% not something for nothing.

        • testfactor@lemmy.worldEnglish
          19 minutes

          I think you’re undervaluing the form factor. I don’t have unlimited space under my TV, and I don’t think you’ll be able to find a mini-pc that’s appreciably cheaper with the same specs.

        • asqapro@reddthat.comEnglish
          1 hour

          That’s got a 4th gen i7 combined with a 3060, no wonder it’s so cheap. It’s designed to fleece people like you who think it’s a good deal. Plus the build quality (fans, cabling, etc) on a machine like that is going to further cripple performance even if it had comparable parts.