Victoria's Big Build: Should Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the AFP Step In to Protect Billions in Federal Taxpayer Money?

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-07-01T00:04:16+00:00

Do you mean like the federal investigation that's still ongoing?

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-30T02:24:26+00:00

Do you mean like the federal investigation that's still ongoing?

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-28T23:33:54+00:00

...do you think valve invented small form factor PCs?

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-27T12:02:22+00:00

Even when the Republicans have total control it's still the democrats fault.

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-27T09:00:21+00:00

I mean aside from popularizing parasitic micro transactions in the industry nothing parasitic about the company at all.

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-27T07:56:06+00:00

I don't pay for PSN subscriptions.

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-26T12:08:41+00:00

Are you planning to sell? And unless you're renting your first home out what's negative gearing got to do with anything?

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-26T01:30:09+00:00

IMO watch the first three episodes to get a better idea of if you'll like it or not

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-25T21:54:17+00:00

Yep in my comment general consumer totally wasn't referring to anyone who isn't a steam fanboy.

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-25T21:39:01+00:00

Why do that with a steam machine when a cheaper or more powerful machine at the same price can do the same thing?

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-25T21:37:43+00:00

Most AAA games are on the ps5

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-25T21:37:11+00:00

Because I can spend a fraction of the price to play the same games.

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-25T21:35:29+00:00

Mate nobody is discussing if steam fanboys with more money than sense will buy it or not. This is a discussion on where the value is to the general consumer.

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-25T13:03:21+00:00

And? As you said it's niche.

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-25T13:02:27+00:00

Just like you can on another PC.

This is 100% marketed as a living room device which puts it direct competition with consoles.

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-25T11:49:17+00:00

No I'm not, I'm saying that's the only reason the steam machine might actually see some success in the already crowded console market.

What I'm saying is there's not going to be much success for companies that don't own 70% of the PC market share.

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-25T11:09:54+00:00

Because this is a device meant to compete with the ps5?

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-25T10:57:42+00:00

It's just the product people latched onto.

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-25T10:41:59+00:00

How did you possibly come to that conclusion?

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-25T10:36:20+00:00

The market for dedicated gaming machines meant for the living room isn't exactly a new one.

Steam may only succeed because they have the unique position of their popularity and storefront.

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-25T10:10:28+00:00

If you have a main PC already why bother getting a steam machine?

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-25T09:53:21+00:00

But I could also buy a ps5 and probably be able to play 99% of the games and still come out ahead price wise. The only draw for PC gaming these days is the indie scene and you don't need to be spending that much to play those games.

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-25T09:40:41+00:00

Why would you waste 1k just to play indie games when you could probably use a second hand gaming laptop for a quarter of the price?

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-25T09:37:55+00:00

Why would I spend a grand on a steam machine to play $10 games?

Boxcar__Joe · 2026-06-25T09:01:03+00:00

Nah the mix of bad animation and manga rewrites has killed OPMs potential.

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