PC/Mobile Valve Reveals New Hardware Lineup: A Controller, Compact Gaming PC, and VR-Ready Headset

That $1,350 price point is really hard to justify when you look at what a custom built PC can offer at the same budget. The whole appeal of something like the Steam Machine was supposed to be convenience and value together, but at this price you are basically paying a premium just for the small form factor and SteamOS integration.


The comparison with PS5 makes it even harder to defend. A console at $499 with a strong exclusive library versus a compact PC at $1,350 with weaker GPU performance, most casual gamers will not even think twice.


If Valve had managed to keep it around $750 as originally planned it would have been a genuinely interesting option, but at this price the only real advantage left is the open platform and Steam library access, which is not enough for most people to stretch that far.


Has anyone here actually pre-ordered it at this price, or are most people waiting to see if Valve adjusts things down the line?
 
cm2 said:
Indeed. Yeah in your other topic was around 2k but currently it's around 3k+ with the current situation. I am sure prices will cool off eventually...
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Data centers are starting to flop, so hopefully prices drop soon.
 
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David42312 said:
That $1,350 price point is really hard to justify when you look at what a custom built PC can offer at the same budget. The whole appeal of something like the Steam Machine was supposed to be convenience and value together, but at this price you are basically paying a premium just for the small form factor and SteamOS integration.


The comparison with PS5 makes it even harder to defend. A console at $499 with a strong exclusive library versus a compact PC at $1,350 with weaker GPU performance, most casual gamers will not even think twice.


If Valve had managed to keep it around $750 as originally planned it would have been a genuinely interesting option, but at this price the only real advantage left is the open platform and Steam library access, which is not enough for most people to stretch that far.
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Ps5 can be considered the better option with the current steam machine price and spec indeed, and with most pc games are also on ps5 too.
 
High chance of the steam machine failing again like the original steam machine. Then maybe by the time steam deck 2 is ready hardware prices are normal again, it's like the steam machine is cursed lol always releasing with non competitive pricing, twice already now.
 
Valve quietly updated the Steam Machine store page to remove promises of "4K gaming at 60 FPS" downgraded to "Up to 4K gaming with FSR 4.1". The machine struggles to run many games at 4k let alone 4k 60fps lol
 
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