I think the micro SD is important for what they're trying to do. I think you can store games on it and play it on the Deck or Machine, just by moving the card, IIRC.

I agree, it isn't what I'd want, but the entire product isn't what I want. It's not really made for people who are willing to build a PC for themselves.

My gaming headphones still use USB A so I guess that's why that's there. But yeah, I don't need 4.

I wonder if that usb c could run an external gpu

You get one by reserving one, next batch for US and Canada is next week, then Europe, UK and Australia in the following weeks. You can reserve one if you haven't bought one yet, have a steam account with good standing and have made a purchase on the stream store via that account before April 27, 2026.

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I don't see any mention of how much RAM these units will have, just their storage capacity. So I wonder if the two lowest priced SKU's have no RAM in them at all and they expect you to add in like SODIMM's.

They could do a base model where you supply your own RAM and storage...

I mean not everyone might want a controller either. If they’re fine with an Xbox controller (which would work just fine) why force them to buy another controller?

I also think selling the Machine without the Controller is an odd choice, given Valve’s bigger vision of it being a living room console.

People who already have four Xbox controllers probably are fine with the option not to pay for additional controllers.

For some, yes. For others it's exactly what we want. I plan to buy the steam machine to use as a small form factor desktop pc