Costing…how much?
I can compare a city car with a super car.
Obviously has no merit but hey: Who cares ¯\_(ツ)_/¯It also looks at least twice as large
And honestly since the steam deck I kinda trust valve with hardware build quality.
Costing…how much?
$1139
Just sayin, Steam Machine hasnt been released yet, the specs might change and the software also makes a big difference.
$1139
outperforms steam machine
well no shit
Good photo. Was wondering how much space it would take. While the 9060xt is significantly better than the 7600m and FSR4, that Steam Machine is beautifully compact. No rush. Still hard to decide this or that. Also the SM coming with the Steam controller is a major plus even though 8bitdo gamepads are great
Isn’t the point of the steam machine the drivers, developer optimisation, and plug and play aspect, this is just another computer.
It’s like the Steam Deck vs Windows handhelds debate. Don’t care if it’s faster if it isn’t as convenient as Valve’s product.
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And the HUGE software push they’re making. Plus, Valve probably welcomes anybody joining in on the form factor. This isn’t console wars, Valve isn’t Microslop or Nintendo.
Better than a machine which we don’t know the performance or price of? WOW!
But seriously, yeah you’re probably gonna be able to match steam machine performance with your own build, maybe under price or over depending on your region. However, you will not be able to put it in a sub 4L case. That’s the real trick valve is pulling.
Haven’t heard of any comparisons of NUC style machines. If any can match performance of the steam machine, they have real alternative possibilities. Just dont show me a PS5 sized pc and say it can equal performance… cause yeah… I wouldn’t dobt that, but that’s nothing special. Call me when you got it in a 16cm cube.If it can outperform the steam machine, nice The question is, is it gonna be a console-like experience? Just plug and play?
Having the most powerful hardware won’t matter at all if we can’t figure out a way to make people who aren’t tech savy be able to just sit down and play on it, without needing to know what Proton is.
The appear (AFAIK) of the Steam Machine, is this, you plug it in, grab the controller and go play, even if it doesn’t have the most top-of-the-line hardware, being hassle free is a huge win over any other. Specially given how now, the Xbox, the PlayStation and the Switch 2 are direct competition. And they’re simple for a end-user who isn’t tech savy (well… Subjective, I find the Xbox UI to be a convoluted mess)
If you install SteamOS on it, wouldn’t it be as plug-and-play as the Steam Deck?
If the hardware has the compatibility for it, then yes It probably is what they have in mind, but they could also go the route with some custom system. Unlikely but not impossible.
The issue if they go custom, is how much ground they’ll need to cover to reach SteamOS levels of plug 'n play
It depends if it ship with SteamOS or something similiar…if the user has to install it, it’s not plug and play
The author is obviously not a fan of valve. The bias comes through in their word choice
The 9060 is very low performing… It’s that what the steam machine has as well?
I have a 2080ti with a higher passmark score, and that thing is from 2018.
I kind of want I kind of need
I admit to hoping it was more… nix?
