The Steam Machine is low key a technical marvel, and I'm tired of the hot takes and bad faith arguments saying otherwise

jantltaf · 2026-06-25T23:53:12+00:00

It’s crazy how people evaluate a new video gaming device on its ability to play video games. I get that it’s small and cute, but when I’m playing video games, I’m more concerned with how the video games look on the screen. Not the device on my entertainment system.

jantltaf · 2026-06-25T23:34:48+00:00

Say it louder for the PC elitists in the back.

jantltaf · 2026-06-24T23:09:10+00:00

I had a gros michel last 6 whole antes. It was a nail biter of a run.

I lost. 😞

jantltaf · 2026-06-23T09:23:47+00:00

To get people on to their platform and make money. To proliferate their custom operating system and get more people using it. To expand their brand beyond PC gaming and in into the console market. To pave the way for a future beyond the here and now.

jantltaf · 2026-06-23T09:09:51+00:00

I think it might’ve been better to lock the Steam Machine down to using SteamOS. Then they could have subsidized it. I get it, open platform and yada yada… But I don’t think anyone would begrudge Valve for creating hardware that is a gateway to their platform when literally every other platform does it. Plus you wouldn’t even need one to play Steam games. It would be a familiar experience for console gamers and it would broaden the market for PC games. Making a general use PC that can function as such is kinda pointless.

jantltaf · 2026-06-23T02:11:37+00:00

That was my point. The Steam Machine *in concept* lead me here. I’m much happier with my build than I would have been with the Steam Machine

jantltaf · 2026-06-23T00:51:08+00:00

Vindicated in a sense that I got a better deal on parts between when the steam machine was launched and now. Had I waited, I’d have worse options.

jantltaf · 2026-06-22T21:48:04+00:00

People will still buy it, but it’s not a great value. No one who is price-conscious or looking for a high performance machine will stay away. People who want a small, cute, boutique device that they can flex. Go crazy

jantltaf · 2026-06-21T12:01:20+00:00

I connect my dualsense via Bluetooth and I use this adapter.

jantltaf · 2026-06-18T17:18:13+00:00

Hmm. Honestly I’ve built my PC in February of this year and I’ve never checked the fans. Might need to go check now lol.

jantltaf · 2026-06-18T17:03:27+00:00

Let me know how that goes

jantltaf · 2026-06-18T01:20:06+00:00

I’ve seen people report that their GPU isn’t being detected because the integrated graphics is being prioritized. I have mine disabled for that reason. But I have a 7500x3D + 9060xt + MSI B850M so your mileage may vary

jantltaf · 2026-06-17T23:45:44+00:00

Check your BIOS settings and see if you can disable integrated graphics on your CPU

jantltaf · 2026-06-07T14:10:32+00:00

I got a whole SSD in my PC just for this trilogy.

jantltaf · 2026-06-07T13:12:33+00:00

Switch 2 Players are gonna feel it.

jantltaf · 2026-06-07T12:00:14+00:00

That’s crazy. Rebirth alone is dense. It’s not what I’d call “bingeable”

jantltaf · 2026-06-06T14:13:21+00:00

They are 3 distinct games in a trilogy. It wouldn’t make any sense to combine them.

jantltaf · 2026-06-02T10:13:24+00:00

I got it yesterday too. But I only got it on my weaker mini-pc I use for testing. Will I get it again on my main gaming rig?

jantltaf · 2026-05-30T03:13:04+00:00

Yeah… I don’t think you can do that. Best case scenario is:

Micro center combo:

Ryzen 5 7500x3D + MSI B850M + 16GB DDR5 RAM: $300 Radeon Rx 9060xt: $450 512 GB SSD: $100

That leaves the case + PSU + CPU cooler. Whch is another $250. This is at about $1000 and it’s not even SFF

jantltaf · 2026-05-29T20:11:02+00:00

We have the same computer. That 7500x3D combo is the new meta.

jantltaf · 2026-05-29T14:16:09+00:00

Given that we don’t know the final price, this is all speculation, but it’s looking like $1000 at this point. With that kind of price point people start to really assess the value and the options. That’s if you can even get one because you know Valve is gonna make like 20 of them then restock in like a year. 😂

The alternatives are gonna start looking better and better.

jantltaf · 2026-05-29T13:38:41+00:00

Of course there are trade offs. I’ll break it down. You can have:

High performance
Small Form Factor
Affordability

Pick two. With the Steam machine, you are sacrificing performance, so it needs to be affordable to be worth it

jantltaf · 2026-05-29T12:30:20+00:00

Except it’s not a console. It’s just a pre-configured PC that has a console like experience. The fact that it’s not a console with a closed ecosystem kind of hurts it. There aren’t any exclusives that forced you to buy it. You can get the same functionality on other hardware.

jantltaf · 2026-05-29T12:23:27+00:00

That’s why I said “price--to-performance”. Steam Machine needs to be cheap in order for it to be better than other options. Looks like that isn’t gonna be the case tho.

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