Use case?
>>109060023Console tards who cant cope with a real PC, they want plug and play gaming with fat fuck handling everything
>>109060023It's a good non-macOS PC if you're looking for a good balance between power and energy efficiency.
>>109060035>>109060041At $1600?
>>109060049Yes there are plenty of rich idiots out there
>>109060041why not buy shit like this?
>>109060049Not everyone is poor and/or willing to spend a bunch of time researching and installing a custom build.
>>109060084>not everyone is poorHave you seen how majority of the people live?
>>109060049It's not $1600. It's a budget PC, $800 at most. $1600 gets you a PC that doesn't have to rely on FSR gimmicks for 4k gaming.>>109060059Because it has worse performance.
appeal to Saturn
>>109060105>$1600 gets you native 4k gaminglol, not even close anymore
>>109060105>$800(((Gabe))) is not gonna sell at a loss, even if it would be good for him long term.
>>109060121to be fair even with a 5090 your now getting 120-240fps (240 in case of high end OLED screen) native 4k
>>109060023to worship lord GabeN
>>109060023Cube shaped
>>109060023None, it will be priced at $1199 minimum
>>109060121It doesn't matter what you think, you're just wrong. The Steam Machine is a budget PC, not a $1600 PC. The Steam Machine GPU is somewhere between an RTX 3050 and a 3060. $1600 gets you a PC with an RTX 5060/5070 or 9060/9070 XT and 32GB RAM. The CPU in the Steam Machine is shit, it's around the performance level of a Ryzen 5600X.This $1150 Steam Machine clone is more powerful than the Steam Machine, GPU-wise: https://playnix.io/1-playnix-console.htmlAdding $450 on top of that is enough to double the RAM, get a much better CPU and possibly even get a Steam Controller as well.A base Steam Machine, even in the worst possible scenario, will not exceed $1000.>>109060137The components and the production cost of the Steam Machine is under $700. It's a budget PC.
>>109060206>under $700Not with American company salaries and margin expectations.
>>109060249Ah yes, the margins of the $400 Steam Deck were insane.
>>109060023locked down emulation box/ portable mini pc.
>>109060147>even with a 5090>evenalso>the monitor being OLED gives more fpsJesus fucking christ, always remember that these are the people posting on this board
>>109060206>ur wrong heres why>continues to sperg out something completely irrelevantlol
>>109060023At the expected price tag? Nothing
>>109060023playing indie pixelshit and AAA shitslop games at 60fps low settings with FSR performance targeted at retards who don't even know how to open a linux terminal in case of troubleshooting.
>>109060381Are you under the delusion that I gave a shit about your "no u wrong" statement regarding 4k performance? I'm only conveying just how much weaker the Steam Machine is than an average $1600 PC. That's the only thing that is relevant to the whole discussion you interjected yourself into.And yes, a $1600 PC is enough for 4k gaming without FSR when it comes to 99.99% of games out there. I don't care about random exceptions.
>>109060023To create shitty threads on /g/Valve has stated the reason: a large amount of Steam Deck owners have used their deck while docked as a PC console for their living room TV, and valve wanted to expand that with a purpose built device. The specs were chosen to be cheap as they could get it and an ok buy for people on complete potatoe PCs trying to play with integrated graphics. Is it appearing that Valve will hit a good price range? No. So unless they get it below 800 this thing will be for valvetendies.
>>109060147isn't the 5090 is like $4000 now
>>109060533It's still a good deal
>>109060471>are you under the delusion that i would reply to what you actually said instead sperging outwell yeah, that’s how conversations usually work, but i get that it’s hard for autismos to grasp
>>109060035>they want plug and play gaming with fat fuck handling everythingwho would want struggle and not play gaming instead?
im betting you will be able to upgrade the console components in some way, so it might be worth the initial investment if that's the case, kind of like those laptops whose name I forgot that are modular
>>109060646You should stay away from casinos
>Valve wants to cash in on Deck userbase who use the dock feature for couch gaming>Average Deck user is someone who probably has enough money to spare a portable PC console besides his main rig and is well acquainted with PC gaming.>therefore, the average Deck user has no use for the Machine (other than seeing it as an upgrade to the Deck) since they already own a Deck and a gaming PCShit is so retarded is doesn't make any sense. According to Valve's own marketing campaign for the Machine it's meant to be used by anyone looking to get into casual gaming AND needs a personal computer. Not one normalfaggot is going to buy a fucking cube called the Steam Machine, they are going straight into the S2/PS5 and power users are not going to buy a faggy overpriced cube when they can build their own for less, then you have tech illiterates who are not going to buy a cube that doesn't even ships with Windows, they are simply gonna get a laptop. The Deck has its uses, but the cube is DoA. Only absolute Valve glazers are doing to buy this shit and then resell it on ebay.
>>109060584>doesn't understand what was being discussedYou're the one with autism here. The discussion was about Steam Machines being $1600 making no sense. You're throwing an "erm acshcually!" at a passing statement which was only made to convey that a $1600 Steam Machine is nonsensical and that anyone thinking it would cost anywhere near as much is retarded and clueless.And besides, you were entirely wrong anyway. $1600 is enough for 4k gaming even in the current economy.
>>109060371sorry meant hz
>>109060023scamming ignorant consumers smegma male grindset style
it looks like my tiny dish washer. so i assume it washes the dishes
>>109060725Ok, maybe if you count 4k/30fps as your goal, then yeah, then $1600 is probably enough. Otherwise it absolutely and objectively isn’t. And by objectively i mean in my opinion which is right and you are wrong. Also>getting this buttflustered over being corrected on 4channelI’m afraid it is the ’tism my man, no need to project that onto me.
>>109062222Posting lies or memes isn't "correcting", retard.
>>1090600231920x1080 at 23.976 FPS is enough for casual gaming in 2026, I don't know what the fuck people are complaining about
>>109062603It is when it’s not a lie and i’m objectively correct. But stay mad spergboy.
>>109062648>1080phow bourgeoisie, 900p is the working mans choice
>>109060023SSD warmer
>>109062654>erm i'm objectively correctthis tard is fuming
>>109060059I use one of these for Stream in home streaming.
>>109062678I play all my games in 144p to utilize the 720hz capability of my display
>>109060526>a large amount of Steam Deck owners have used their deck while docked as a PC console for their living room TVIs that not the primary selling point? You get to choose if you want a docked TV console or undocked mobile handheld like a nintendo switch.The steam machine is just another pc there's no benefit over any other ebay desktop for way cheaper. Even if it were price competitive it doesn't bring anything new to the market.
>>109063624>no ulol
>>109060023>meant to be used for casual gaming>most played casual games are all multiplayer and use anticheat>you cannot play multiplayer games on the shitcube because troonixKWAB
>>109060023I've never seen a gaming system more dead in the water than maybe Ouya or Stadia. This is some fuck off pricing!
