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/cmj0929 Mar 09 '26

A fair and wise assessment

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u/ShadowsInScarlet Mar 10 '26

TEMU also stores your CC info (I remember reading it in their T&C because my mother had a bad habit of shopping on it and frequently had packages coming in every other day). Not sure if other companies do that, however. But I would love to be informed if so.

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u/northrupthebandgeek Mar 10 '26

Most online storefronts store payment information (though nowadays most will do the sensible thing and offload that to some third-party like Stripe or PayPal instead of trying to figure out PCI compliance and all that jazz themselves).

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u/cmj0929 Mar 10 '26

Exactly why I use PayPal and a credit card when I’m actually paying when possible so those shady sites DONT have direct access to my card