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Steam Machine Makes No Sense to a PC Gamer (respawnfirst.com)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
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[–] 70 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Should it make sense to a PC gamer? It's a PC. If you already have one there's nothing more here. I feel like it's for people coming from consoles first or maybe you love the form factor so much you want it under your TV. At the end of the day it's just a PC

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  • [–] 28 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

    Yeah, this seems targeted at people who want to get into pc gaming but might not have the time/expertise to build a gaming pc for themselves, and are used to the unified experience of a console.

    Edit: what it also seems like is a very clever niche market device that would have been perfectly priced at ~$775-$1225 but came out 6-8 months too late to get that pricing and a lot of customers that could still afford it, so missed that sweet spot. It could’ve been a huge boon for Valve, Steam, and pc gaming in general, but the timing of both AI screwing prices for pc components and the whole economy going to shit, it really is bad luck.

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  • [–] -1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    From the gamers nexus review the UX of this seems pretty atrocious currently. Pair that with proton being very hit or miss I think a regular pre built would still be better for someone who knows nothing about PCs/PC gaming.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Pair that with proton being very hit or miss

    I can't name a game I didn't get working with proton. The default option works probably 75% of the time, and if it doesn't, I change it to "proton experimental" and it works every time. I wouldn't call it "very" hit or miss.

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