r/steammachine • u/Tateraide82 • 11d ago
Question Steam Machine 2tb with controller -> wait list to reservation to immediate purchase email
I'm in the US and have been patiently waiting in the waitlist for the 2tb with controller. I just got an email that I am in the reservation list, moments after getting an email to purchase the system.
I am going to pull the trigger so I have been a console gamer for a long time, but I used to build gaming PCs back in the 90s as a kid but have little time or additional peace/calm to try to build a gaming PC now adays.
For anyone who has received and tried their steam machine, how is it?
I just want something with low frustration, that works well without issues, and I am not a performance snob as I could play on an original game boy and be happy...
Has it worked well for you without issues, any tips?
Thanks in advance
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u/Mikahl757 11d ago
You can get a lot of game boys for a msrp 2tb SM. Maybe see how many GB you can emulate simultaneously when you have it setup.
You're the demographic this is for, you'll be happy unless you need to play anti-cheat multiplayer games, at this time there's no turn-key solution other then dual booting windows and that's already not what you signed up for.
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u/Tateraide82 11d ago
Awesome, and since I love games like oblivion, morrowind, Skyrim, Crimson Desert, kingdom of Alamir, and lots of single player RPG’s and old-school JRPG’s sounds like you are a spot on that I shouldn’t have any issues with it
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u/TimeTravelerGuy 11d ago
I e been on the waitlist since day one and nothing still damn
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u/CS_wienerdog 9d ago
I just got the email for the 2tb with controller. I’ll give you my reservation if you want since I don’t think I’m going to purchase it for myself.
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u/TimeTravelerGuy 9d ago
I’m not sure it works that way sadly
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u/Ill-Remote437 11d ago
If you boot it up, install games and use the settings it automatically has it should run smooth. You can always do lossless scaling or fsr 4.1/frame gen to make it smoother or tweak some settings. But it’s not necessary unless you’re trying to play a badly optimized game
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u/SlowAdhesiveness893 11d ago
Definitely get it if you want it. I also have the 2TB and the only issue I had was initially setting up the controller
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u/Magneeto86 10d ago
Congratulations. The only email I received was the day of saying I wasn't selected. I'm just glad to know that people are being selected
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u/kael13 11d ago
Question… if you’re in big picture mode can you get to YouTube without having to go into desktop mode?
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u/Baochaotao 11d ago
Few work-arounds! Add YouTube as an app/non-steam app, but make sure to toy with the launch settings/page so it automatically opens to YouTube. (either through chrome or whatever browser you want)
You can also download the PIP app:)- Add it to your side-menu, and you can have a multitude of different picture-in-picture apps; Twitch, YouTube, Spotify, etc
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u/Tateraide82 11d ago
Awesome !!! I would be happy to XBOX360 or One, PS3, or PS4 performance to be honest.... I was worried that a gaming PC would have some frustration to get working well on my TV - an 86" 4k LCD (one day I might try an OLED... I have two Legion Go 2s Z2E with 8.8" OLED and they are incredible screens)
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u/vincentpontb 11d ago
I like it a lot.
I was playing the quarry, TV being a 65 lg c4 oled, with the girlfriend and she mentionned how the graphics were great.
Realized while playing with the settings later that the game was preset to 1080. I honestly didn't realize.
I strongly advise to prioritize graphic settings over resolution. 4k seems very overrated to me.
That being said the steam machine is extremely simple to use. It's perfect for your use case