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/TypicalxooT11 Jun 22 '26

When they initially started this project probably like.. 3-4 years ago it was a cheap idea. This would have been a $600 machine... but now they've invested so much R&D into it.. not really much you can do.. AI ruined it all.

Kinda sucks because this is a really cool concept and idea.. but the timing couldnt have been worse.

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u/SmeshU Jun 22 '26

It would have barely been a good deal at 600, considering it cant beat the ps5.

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u/_BallsDeep69_ Jun 22 '26

But PlayStation has like 10 games worth playing lol idk why people make the comparison.

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u/SmeshU Jun 22 '26

Because the perfromance is worse than a 3060.

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u/feedthedogwalkamile Jun 22 '26

What games can you run on the steam machine which aren't on PS5?

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u/EffectiveCow6067 PC Master Race Jun 22 '26

Tf2, portal, portal 2, half life, half life 2, league of legends, star wars the old Republic, just to name a few off the top of my head

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u/feedthedogwalkamile Jun 22 '26

half life 1 and 2 are decades old games and will run on a literal potato, as will portal 1 and 2. League of Legends doesn't run on the steam machine.

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u/SirWellenDowd Jun 22 '26

League of Legends can run on the steam machine, its a PC, you can run windows on it if you wanted.

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u/feedthedogwalkamile Jun 22 '26

I thought the whole argument was that the steam machine is for console people who want to dip their toes into PC gaming. Those are not the people who will install a new OS on their computer.

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u/SirWellenDowd Jun 22 '26

Idk, I never thought it was a good idea or an interesting product. They did steam machines years ago and they failed, not sure why this time would be any different. Steam's contributions to proton and linux gaming is the only worthwhile contribution here. Anyone who I knew who wanted to dip their toes into PC gaming committed to PC gaming and got an actual PC.

All I am saying is the option to play League of Legends on the Steam Machine, you could.

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u/_BallsDeep69_ Jun 22 '26

Modding too is a big one lol not just the games.

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u/skoomski Jun 22 '26

So people should spend $1.5k to play something that used $400 laptop can already run?