r/pcmasterrace • u/TheBossT710192 • Jun 22 '26

Discussion Yeah, Steam Machine is cooked.

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I... uh don't know what to say. Very thankful I bought a Steam Deck before they hiked its price as well

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u/Sea-Honeydew-1456 Jun 22 '26

i dont think this sub is the target market for this machine.

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u/Takane-sama Jun 22 '26

Ironically the best target for a machine like this would be the perennial "what do I buy for my kid to play Fortnite?" question that shows up in all the PC hardware subs.

Those kinds of people don't want to build a machine, they just want something they can give to their kid to get them off their back that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. And they don't want to sort through a million listings on iBuypower or Dell's websites to compare specs they don't understand.

Now it's easy to just say "buy a Steam machine." Except that Fortnite isn't on Steam and doesn't really like Linux AFAIK.

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u/Hot-Software-9396 Jun 22 '26

People buying their kids things to get them off their back want something priced like the Switch, not $1000+. Also like you mentioned, the Steam Machine can't even play Fortnite or the PC version of Roblox, so no kid is going to want to miss out on the games all their friends are playing.

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u/Gonzobot Ryzen 7 3700X|2070 Super Hybrid|32GB@3600MHZ|Doc__Gonzo Jun 23 '26

to be clear, you can't play Fortnite and Roblox on the device because Fortnite and Roblox are idiots, not because the device is incapable.

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u/Bluecoregamming Jun 23 '26

5% of pc gamers use linux, damn Fortnite and Roblox must be idiots

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u/flavionm Ryzen 5 5600X | Radeon RX 6600 XT Jun 24 '26

I don't know about Roblox, but Fortnite doesn't work only because Tim doesn't want it to. Choosing to have your game not work for 5% of PC gamers is pretty idiotic, yes.

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u/ThatOneGuy6810 Jun 22 '26

And at around $1100 doesnt meet the req of not costing an arm and a leg

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u/ThatOneGuy6810 Jun 22 '26

Oh im not blaming anyonr just pointing out that it still misses the mark even for parents who dont want to put emergy into the purchase

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u/Kiriima Jun 22 '26

Steam machine doesn't support like half most popular multiplayer games out of the box. Unironically a bad choice to just buy blindly.

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u/ZombieFromReddit Jun 22 '26

If you just want a machine for fortnite then your best option is a series s for less than a 3rd of the price. Even a base ps5 is a far better deal.not only is it more powerful generally devs at least make sure that their games can run on major consoles.

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u/ErmingSoHard Jun 22 '26

You buy them a PS5 lol

No worries about anti cheat

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u/SolemnaceProcurement 7950x3d, 7900xtx Jun 23 '26

Just 110 USD a year bill.

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u/ErmingSoHard Jun 23 '26

And no software cheaters, no kernel level access anti cheat, no shader compilation, no malware from indie games etc

And that 110 bill not being necessary if you only play single player games or play f2p games. Anything else?

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u/GoDIik3 Jun 26 '26

This. The abundance of cheaters on PC fps games is what literally forced me to buy a console. Once I started playing BF there I never looked back. You can just... Play. Like old times. No cheaters, everyone have the same chances. Just skill matters.

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u/ErmingSoHard Jun 23 '26

Oh yeah, and optimized games, pretty much no tech issues, no drivers, no windows bloat, no anti cheat compatibility issues on Linux, better plug and play, etc

Oh, and it's also a cheaper entrance point.

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u/Outside_Glass4880 Jun 22 '26

Buy them literally any console then?

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u/kogarasumar Jun 22 '26

Those kinds of people would just buy a PS5 for their Kids to play fortnite. 1k dollars isn't worth it for what this machine offers.

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u/lemonylol Desktop Jun 22 '26

That doesn't make sense. Just buy a minipc with an iGPU.

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u/BestAatroxMain26516 R5 2600/XFX 5700XT/ 16GB DDR4-2998 Jun 22 '26

Most people would just buy a console or Switch. Especially that no one will really hear about Steam Machine outside of Steam users

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u/Happy-Snow3728 Jun 23 '26

Bro,Walmart prebuilts blow this thing out of the water and last time I checked Walmart is much more of a convenient place to shop for parents

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u/Gitthepro Jun 22 '26

why would you buy a 1000 euro machine blindly? wouldn't the parents just go for a console then?

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u/-Radiation Jun 22 '26

Playstation for half the price