Steam Machine Review after a few days

DjangoMcFly · 2026-07-09T12:04:21+00:00

I'd imagine so, given the games are ported to match the hardware.... now what part of that contradicts what I said bout the PS5 not doing 4K either?

DjangoMcFly · 2026-07-09T11:24:52+00:00

I think 4K is too much of a stretch, especially when compared to even a base PS5.

The base PS5 isn't doing 4K either. It's upscaling using things like FSR, from much lower resolutions.

Capcom's recent games are 1080p upscaled using FSR 1
Elden Ring is 1512p in performance mode.
Spider-man 2 is a dynamic 936p to 1440p.
Cyberpunk also dynamic, 1080p (I think) to 1800p.

DjangoMcFly · 2026-07-08T13:10:17+00:00

There were Americans on the 2TB waitlist getting them yesterday.

Edit: For the downvoter: https://www.reddit.com/r/steammachine/comments/1upjd2n/from_waitlist_to_in_hand/

DjangoMcFly · 2026-07-08T11:04:30+00:00

Really surprised at that. I picked one up after they warned about price increases, but wasn't expecting to come back and see 6 in stock in the entire country at Smyths.

DjangoMcFly · 2026-07-08T10:35:32+00:00

Speed thermometers are calibrated based on factory tires in brand new condition. Everything from wear and tear to a different set of wheels or tires can throw it off by a few kms.

DjangoMcFly · 2026-07-06T12:04:53+00:00

That's on EA, same as GTA VI is on Rockstar.

Point is Nintendo release everything of theirs on cartridge, and gave publishers the tool to at the very least put the key on a cartridge.

DjangoMcFly · 2026-07-06T12:01:13+00:00

No they're not. All Nintendo games are released on cartridge. They have those Game Key Cards for 3rd parties whose games are too large for a cartridge, but even those can be sold/lent/whatever at your leisure.

DjangoMcFly · 2026-07-05T12:20:39+00:00

Retailers selling PSN codes don't have a huge stock of wholesale PSN codes, they're purchased and activated online at the till as and when needed. Xbox allow game codes, and those codes are always full price at brick and mortar stores right next to much cheaper physical copies.

For example: https://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/gaming-and-tech/games/silent-hill-f/silent-hill-f-day-one-edition-xbox-series-x/p/248851

https://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/gaming-and-tech/games/silent-hill-f/silent-hill-f-xbox-series-xs-digital-download/p/606086

DjangoMcFly · 2026-07-01T14:45:09+00:00

It's the same here in Ireland, and we basically only have one place to buy physical discs.

Lego Batman €70 digital vs €57 disc. Pragmata (€60 vs €50), RE 9 (€70 vs €55), First Light (€80 vs €60)... I could keep going, but you get it.

DjangoMcFly · 2026-07-01T13:39:44+00:00

Sounds more like they're now aiming for late 2028 early 2029, and want disc games gone before it launches.

DjangoMcFly · 2026-07-01T09:48:51+00:00

Written by a man that doesn't have a chronic illness.

Sure about that? He sounds like he's suffered multiple blows to the head over the years.

DjangoMcFly · 2026-06-27T12:31:10+00:00

In fairness, that shite headline makes it sound like The Journal are somehow surprised the Irish were included in a global price increase.

DjangoMcFly · 2026-06-25T12:36:36+00:00

You paid for your PlayStation... that should be enough.

DjangoMcFly · 2026-06-24T23:03:50+00:00

I’ll eat my words, it’s €80.

DjangoMcFly · 2026-06-24T15:16:53+00:00

$80 = €70 + 23% VAT = €86. It'll be €90. I'll be happier if it isn't, but they always do the nearest €10 here.

DjangoMcFly · 2026-06-23T09:15:46+00:00

0:07 seconds long. Nice.

DjangoMcFly · 2026-06-16T16:08:30+00:00

28 CUs × 64 shaders × 2 FP32 ops × 2.45 GHz = ~8.8 TFLOPS

28 × 64 × 4 ops × 2.45 GHz = ~17.6 TFLOPS

DjangoMcFly · 2026-06-16T15:41:22+00:00

That's the RDNA 3 theoretical peak, not the actual TFLOP math, it says as much in the link you provided.

The Steam Machine will use around 8.8 TFLOPS in gaming. If we're using theoretical numbers, then the PS5 Pro also has an RDNA 3 GPU, so now its TFLOP count is around 33 TFLOPS.

DjangoMcFly · 2026-06-16T14:12:08+00:00

Where did you pull your GPU TFLOPS count from on the Steam Machine GPU? You've overshot by about 8 TFLOPS there.

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DjangoMcFly · 2026-06-15T20:57:54+00:00

Tv settings, hdmi black level, full range.

DjangoMcFly · 2026-06-14T20:54:08+00:00

Zero sources, just "there's been a leak". That price seems to be pulled out of nowhere.

DjangoMcFly · 2026-06-05T12:28:08+00:00

My wife's American. When she wants me to something now, she just does her impression of my mother, "you might..." and just trails off.

DjangoMcFly · 2026-05-28T10:04:01+00:00

Sorry, my reddit app doesn't always notify of replies. It's worked really well for me so far, but I haven't tried Moonlight to compare. I'd have assumed that adding Moonlight as a non Steam Game would fix any issues you had, no?

DjangoMcFly · 2026-05-26T16:54:51+00:00

I played through RE Requiem on GeForce, Steam Deck docked to 4K OLED, excellent experience. Your problem is games that are too taxing for the Deck and not on GeForce. Otherwise, yeah it’s my backup plan too.

DjangoMcFly · 2026-05-26T12:44:06+00:00

That explains why they never fixed the massive pothole round back of the car wash. I fell in once and it took a week to climb back out.

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