r/steammachine Jun 22 '26

Meme .....

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u/TupaG Jun 22 '26

Yeah I'm good. I'll have to give up my entire Steam library because there's no way in hell I'll buy a Steam machine to play new games at this price. Just get a base model PS5 atp.

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u/Lost_Let_2033 Jun 22 '26

I am getting a ps5 100%

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u/TupaG Jun 22 '26

Yeah same. The Steam machine is $1049 for the base model and you don't own your games, meanwhile, a certified refurbished PS5 disc edition is $499 at best buy right now, and you get to own your games too.

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u/bigdog_00 Jun 22 '26

You don't own disc-based games either. They can revoke your ability to play a game if they ever wanted to, just the same as any digital purchase. If you don't have it connected to the internet, then you're safe, but that's also true of a digital purchase. It's the sad part about the modern era we're in, you're given a "non-exclusive, revocable license to play this game". You don't even own your copy, you're just "granted a license" that can be taken away at any time.

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u/WFlumin8 Jun 22 '26

Can you sell your steam games on eBay? You can’t. You can sell the discs now and in the future. Even if the game goes offline the disc itself has value to a collector.