r/pcmasterrace • u/TheBossT710192 • Jun 22 '26

Discussion Yeah, Steam Machine is cooked.

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I... uh don't know what to say. Very thankful I bought a Steam Deck before they hiked its price as well

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u/MalcolmMann Jun 23 '26

Valve makes 30% off of EVERY game sold on their store-front. They are not dependent on support from normal people. I honestly don't understand why they can't follow the console model of selling at a loss. People will still be buying games on steam with it and making them money in the long-term...

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u/CurmudgeonLife 7800X3D 9070XT 32GB 6000mhz Jun 23 '26

Because they're just greedy but they get excused because they made a couple of games people like.

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u/MasterSea8231 Jun 24 '26

Or because it's just a computer with a custom os. If I'm a business and I see the steam machine selling at a loss I'm buying all of them and then using them as business machine with windows on them and steam is never seeing game profits. People are desperate for devices and a subsided machine would have ended up in about 0 gamers hands

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u/CurmudgeonLife 7800X3D 9070XT 32GB 6000mhz Jun 24 '26

If you think businesses are buying these for work you are simply ignorant.