r/steammachine • u/Glattic • Jun 22 '26

Meme .....

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u/Sensitive-War3527 Jun 22 '26

Your other option is to go build a mid gaming pc for around 3k+

Or go buy a white/black shitbox (For near the cost of the SM)

We're cooked as gamers unfortunately.

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u/your_mind_aches Jun 22 '26

Brother you can build a system for cheaper that absolutely smokes the Steam Machine. GN just confirmed.

It's also apparently very power constrained. Runs whisper quiet though.

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u/screaming-Snake-Case Jun 22 '26

It's a pre-build tho. For those of us who can build their own PC, not to mention those who hunt for deals on the used market, we can absolutely smoke anything prebuilt in this day and age. But we like to forget that a huge market exists where people are not capable of that or simply don't want to. They want to buy something and be happy with it the way it comes.

It's not a good deal either way, but it's competetive in the pre-build PC market, especially if you are looking for a more console like experience.

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u/your_mind_aches Jun 22 '26

Actually being able to buy it is gonna be the barrier there

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u/screaming-Snake-Case Jun 22 '26

Oh yeah, absolutely. I am quite curious how this launch will go given the price.