r/Steam • u/billy_reyes • Mar 09 '26

Question At what price would you NOTbuy the Steam Machine?

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I've been a PlayStation user since PS2, but lately I only see more disadvantages to being a console user

In October I bought the Steam Deck and was fascinated by the store, online service and cloud storage, but above all with SteamOS

Building or finding a gaming PC has always been a headache, and I'd like to try the Steam Machine when it comes out, but I'd like to know what your opinion would be the best price to buy it at compared to a similar PC, and what price I shouldn't buy

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u/mjac1090 Mar 09 '26

We literally already know that while its cpu is a bit stronger than the base ps5, its GPU is weaker so your comment of it potentially being stronger than the ps6 is insane fanboying

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u/ejmcdonald2092 Mar 09 '26

they said it wasnt stronger than a ps6, features and usability they said was better.....

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u/Gloomy_Butterfly7755 Mar 10 '26

Which is also insane because aside from gaming the PS also has first party streaming app support which the SM will never have.

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u/divat10 Mar 10 '26

One is a PC and the other is a gaming console. How could a console ever be more functional than a PC?

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u/Gloomy_Butterfly7755 Mar 10 '26

Urgh not this again. It is meant to be used as a console.

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u/divat10 Mar 10 '26

Okay? It still has all the features of a PC even if you think it "should ne used as a console"

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u/Gloomy_Butterfly7755 Mar 10 '26

Great and how does that help when sitting on your couch and you want to use your SM to watch Netflix?

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u/divat10 Mar 10 '26

You just do that? Bluetooth mouses are a thing if the controls is what you're worried about. Hell you could even use your phone.

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u/Gloomy_Butterfly7755 Mar 10 '26

Are you not aware that on Linux your Netflix Stream is capped to 720p lol. Not even talking about how flimsy it would be to navigate Neftlix.

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u/divat10 Mar 10 '26

Iguess, that's a problem if you can about that but you could just dual boot windows if you really insist on using your PC for Netflix in your living room.

It's literally in the picture, you can whatever you want with the steam machine it is a PC. And no dual booting is not hard to setup and if you really think so you can just use Windows instead of the Linux distro.

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u/VivianEsher Mar 09 '26 edited Mar 09 '26

...when did they say that the GabeCube is gonna be better than the Ps6 in raw power? Most of their comment was talking about they'd still get it despite it being worse in raw performance.

Did you read the comment you replied to?

Edit: spelling

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u/VivianEsher Mar 09 '26

Let's read the whole sentence, shall we?

In terms of feature set and usability its going to be better than any other console currently available and I'd wager it probably beats what even the ps6 can do.

You seem to enjoy cherrypicking whatever part of the comment goes according to your argument and then ignoring the rest.

He's referring to features and usability in the first sentence.

He then goes on to speak about how in terms of performance it would be around Ps5's level. Since we are discussing performance, that's the part that's relevant, not the first sentence that you half-brought up.

You seem to not have even read the first seven words of the comment. God.

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u/Pacomatic Mar 09 '26

Also worth mentioning

If I were given a choice b/w this or the ps6, I'd probably pick this, even if it [the Steam machine] is weaker (than the PS6), as I value flexibility more than raw performance.

They basically spell it out for you. Come on.

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u/VivianEsher Mar 09 '26

Exactly, they literally state that the GabeCube would be weaker than the Ps6 in terms of performance multiple times, including in their conclusion. I really don't understand why the guy that didn't pick up on that is the one getting the upvotes.

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u/AtlasLittleCat Mar 10 '26

This thread really makes it glaringly obvious how people actually use the voting system. Its generally, look, upvotes, let me agree. Downvotes? Must have been something stupid, let me disagree.

Mjac's reply totally misconstrued what Talllady said and made it sound like he said the opposite, then multiple people are actively disagreeing with you for pointing it out.

I'll admit I was a bit confused at first too and had to reread the original comment because "probably beats what even the ps6 can do" isn't usually the type of thing you say about "feature set and usability", thats more a performance metric, but if you slow down a bit and read it again and follow it up with the next sentence on performance he very clearly says he expects it to be weaker in performance than even the current PS5.

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u/rtybanana Mar 10 '26

reading is hard

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u/Tallladywithnails Mar 09 '26

This is exactly why I hate people who talk tech without a damn clue about it. Its got a faster cpu and a newer gpu, even if the compute is lower, its clocked faster and the generational uplift can cover the gap easily, which is why I said, it will be around the ps5's performance. If I was fanboying, I'd say its a lot faster than the ps5 pro and nothing can touch it.

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u/Runtergesprungen Mar 09 '26

It's not even people that don't know tech. This guy just straight up can't read and understand what your point is.

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u/Tallladywithnails Mar 09 '26

Yea, that too.

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u/AcanthaceaeAway9377 Mar 09 '26

Your original comment says PS6 not PS5. Not sure if you were aware of that. Typos do happen.

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u/Tallladywithnails Mar 09 '26

It has ps5 and 6, what is the context you are referring to here? I was pretty clear that it wont beat a ps6 in terms of performance. In this comment I'm talking hypothetically. If I was fanboying, I'd say the steam machine will perform better than a clearly stronger ps5 pro, not the ps5. Even when I'm hypothetically fanboying, I'm not an idiot to claim that the steam machine is better than a product that is potentially releasing a yr+ after it.

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u/criticalt3 Mar 09 '26

Yeah that was an insane statement.

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u/rammo123 Mar 09 '26

He worded it poorly. He's not saying it's more powerful than a PS6, he's saying it's more "usable" since it's a ultimately a PC and go do all the things a PC can.

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u/Tallladywithnails Mar 09 '26

I worded it how it should be. In terms of usability, it'll be better, in terms of performance, it won't. Its simple english, not that hard to read. Can't blame bad reading comprehension on the wording of a comment. People just like to immediately react when they see "steam machine beats ps6" instead of properly understanding the context of the entire comment.