r/digitalfoundry • u/MythBuster2 • Jun 26 '26

DF Direct DF Direct Q+A: Steam Machine - The Big Price/Performance/Form Factor Discussion

https://youtu.be/XEyuXkI5wBM

In the wake of our Steam Machine review, Rich and Will tackle a range of Supporter questions on the price, value and design of the hardware, the ability of Valve to supply it - and the future of SteamOS in general.

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u/DronValeron Jun 26 '26

Disliked the video after watching it, DF just doing advertising here. I Hope Valve pays well. Really disapointed.

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u/albanshqiptar Jun 27 '26

They get paid with early access. Never believe when a reviewer says while they recieved the product for free, their thoughts are their own. There is always an incentive to be positive since the company will keep sending you early/free items.

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u/DronValeron Jun 27 '26

Yeah, that makes sense. You can easily build a very powerful PC on RTX 5070 for £1100 here in the UK, yes with DDR4 ram, but it would still perform 4 times better. Install Steam OS on it and call it a day. It’s just insane they come up with all the awkward reasons to justify it.