Is it worth getting the 2TB Steam Machine with a controller for $1428 or should I get a new PC at that point? Money is an object.
Even base PS5 costs less and performs better than this shit.
>>110285672but do you get a black cube otherwise?
who cares it's just money it's not like that's all your money or the last money you'll ever have
>>110285672every single hardware made by valve have been dogshit compared to alternatives
>>110285672>Money is an objectIf money is your priority, you can put together a more powerful computer from second hand parts for cheaper. Possibly even new parts if you look around for deals.If having the nice complete package is worth more than the price difference of alternatives to you, then sure.
>>110285672Without knowing the specs or any of the marketing for the steam machine I encourage you to ask yourself what PC you could build for this money.God bless you by the way you have good taste. I'd love to just try it out and find out what the user experience is like.
>>110285693>wants fully featured PC>recommends locked down console insteadbruhBy the time you add the price of a few games, it pushes it over the cost of the steam machine anyway.>but muh ps5 linuxDon't kid yourself. No one's daily driving a hacked PS5 as a PC alternative.
>>110285672It cant have its GPU upgraded, so it depends entirely on what games you'll play.
>>110285672>Money is an object.Then you don't need it. Assemble your own PC and slap SteamOS on that if you want the Valve experience so much. Don't make the mistake most poorfags do by buying outside your budget for brand name bragging rights.t. have money>>110285693The PS5 can also be jailbroken to run linux gaming now.
>>110285672trash cputrash gputrash amounts of ram and vramEWASTE
>>110285824My benchmark game would be GTA 6 I guess. I know that Rockstar hasn't announced a PC version yet, but I'm operating under the assumption it's going to get a release in Q1 of 2027. Failing that, Helldivers 2, Cyberpunk 2077, and Fallout New Vegas with hella mods are probably the most demanding things I play.
>>110285881Id say its probably not good enough for GTA6, but then I realised that like the deck you'll have people optimising the game for it. The max VRAM is 8gb on the steam machine?
>>110285672No. Genuinely no.Steam Machine is awful price to perf ratio, almost criminal.
>>110285693Yeah but the PS5 requires PS+ subscriptions, doesnt allow refunds on games, and sticks you in PlayStation marketplace instead of Steam.Also you're trans
>>110285881GTA6 definitely won't run due to pajeet incompetence bloating sys req. Worst case scenario is another Starfield farce.>>1102858978GB VRAM is correct, yes.
>>110285925GTA6 will be optimised to work on it then. I bought a PS5 Pro, but I bought it to hack for around the same cost as your steam machine, if 1.4k is in USD/2k AUD Still, as a PC, the form factor is limiting. Im sure people will find a way of upgrading things like the GPU later, but its definitely overpriced. You shouldnt have to tinker like you would with a comparable ITX build to get things setup though, so it depends. This is the worst time to buy PC parts that I can recall ever though, so you're getting fucked no matter what you do.
>>110285672I like mine, but it's just a PC in a custom box. I don't use it for games with super heavy graphics/hardware requirements, and I mostly use it for living room gaming with friends. It's a great emulator box and a convenient living room computer.
>>110285672Either get a real computer or a laptop. This is as enthusiast tier as it gets.
Nothing is worth it. All current gen gaming hardware is overpriced at the moment and there's few if any games being released worth playing. Buy some cheap trashy PC parts or retro consoles.
>>110285672Steam Mashine owner and slav - the hardware is strong enough to play all the games i will play till the end of my life given that i still play 15 years old games mostly. The price was 300 euros less because of CS2 knifes.I would not listen to /v/ or even /g/ here - there are some basednis and some nintendoids on 4chan - you do not want to hear this retarded opinion, its like asking a jew about where dying for Israel is good or not - best to do your own research and suspect that everyone who posts in these threads may have played a sony or nintendo game in the past.
>>110285672You can get better perf for less money, but this is better than a xbox series s so odds are it will be able to do 30fps on GTA VI if you adjust the settings.
>>110285672that is shockingly expensive for what it is
>>110287169>not even as fast as the 7600 which it actually isyeah that's weird, is this linux only numbers?
>>110285672the $1000 base price is ok. but you can't upgrade the gpu. i personally bought a nice mini pc for $500 with oculink, so i can add a e gpu later and upgrade. i'm gonna install bazzite on that bitch.
>>110285672You can't even get one if you wanted to unless you paid the scalper premium. I've been on the waiting list since they were announced and honestly at this point I don't think I want it.
>>110287239It's a 7600m not a 7600, and it's both power limited and the performance is throttled by the tiny hotbox design. There are some frontplates you can buy that generate a better airflow and consequentially allow the gpu to push more frames.
>>110285693nobody wants consoleshit anon
>>110285693install templeos on your ps5
