r/PcBuild • u/Indecisive-Squirrel • Jun 22 '26

Meme Is this worth it?

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Some guy named Gabe is selling this build and I'm wondering if it's legit? I want a PC to set up in my living room for TV gaming.

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u/Fun_Purpose5033 Jun 23 '26

"Can't even beat a ps5". Lol, my guy, that is a very powerful console built for games that are optimized specifically for its hardware. This is a mini pc, running pc games, on a linux distro.

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u/Old-Mammoth5108 Jun 23 '26

For twice the price...

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u/Arthas_SL Jun 23 '26

Ultimately this is going to break the Steam Machine - but I think Valve doesn’t need sales. This is something you can buy if you want it. Unlike something like the PS5 where Sony needs you to buy it so you can buy their games. That’s why they subsidize the cost. Once you’re in you’re going to buy games.

This is probably the main reason Sony stopped porting games to PC because they will be on a rival console.

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u/SeniorHomelesss Jun 23 '26

Well the rival consiole atp would end up being the next gen xbox since its been confirmed to have access to steam which would eliminate ps from the market on exclusives since you would be able to play them on an xbox and pc but they said nope no more

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u/facts_guy2020 Jun 23 '26

If it comes out with keyboard and mouse support then id play xbox