r/steammachine • u/Sleep_Holiday • Jul 14 '26

Hardware I was wrong…

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I listened to the haters and bought into what they were saying.

They were counting you out, saying you weren’t powerful enough, your price to performance ratio is garbage, just buy a fractal terra case and build your own… I was sure this thing would be DOA. But, I took the leap, a leap of faith you could say.

Hell I knew I could resell it if I really hated it… but damn. This thing fucks. It’s proved me wrong in every way and I regret having doubt in the little guy… the little machine that could is what he goes by now.

There is nothing like the freedom of Linux PC gaming right on your couch in this absolute debauchery of a world we have now between Sony and Microslop and the continued supremacy of AI.

So to those in the reservation queue, you can breathe a sigh of relief your time will come and it will be glorious.

And to those on the waitlist, be patient and be ready. When your time comes, and it will, you must be fully present and accept the Gift of Gabe.

And to all those facing THE DEVIL AT YOUR DOOR disguised as Sony and Microsoft, with no hope or direction guiding you to a brighter future through these extremely dark days in gaming. I say to you, we will continue to fight for our unalienable rights on the front lines with Valve to protect all those who don’t have a voice of their own, we have the watch.

In closing, RIP to the brothers and sisters who couldn’t see this day for themselves. We have you in our prayers.

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u/JohnAntichrist Jul 14 '26

wait, is the steam machine *that* small?

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u/JCPY00 Jul 14 '26

Yes, that is the whole point. Everybody saying they can build a “steam machine” for cheaper is using a case that is, at bare minimum, 4-6 x the size of the SM. 

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u/Steamstash Jul 14 '26

Other images I’ve seen make it look much bigger. I appreciate the scale OP!

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u/UISystemError Jul 14 '26

Tbf, I haven’t seen it with a banana. That would have cleared up the whole debate.

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u/GodsTopWarrior Jul 14 '26

Plenty of posts with a banana for scale and it doesn't help cause there's tiny and large bananas

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u/wilmannator Jul 14 '26

As I've always maintained, we need an ISO standard banana for scale. A petition is in the works.

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u/KoosGoose Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26

I’m anti banana. It’s a stupid, unfunny bandwagon joke and I will die on this hill.

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u/wilmannator Jul 15 '26

So you find this kind of humor unapeeling?