Steam Machine

[Moonface]

Your Games on the Big Screen
Powerful PC gaming made easy, in a small and mighty package.

Your Steam Library in more places
With over six times the horsepower of Steam Deck, Steam Machine has the power to play your whole Steam library, including your favorite AAA titles. Just sign in with your Steam account and your entire library is there.

It's also a PC!
Yes, Steam Machine is optimized for gaming, but it's still your PC. Install your own apps, or even another operating system. Who are we to tell you how to use your computer?

Tech Specs

• CPU
  Semi-custom AMD Zen 4 6C / 12T
  • up to 4.8 GHz, 30W TDP
    
• GPU
  Semi-custom AMD RDNA3 28CUs
  • 2.45GHz max sustained clock, 110W TDP
    
• RAM
  16GB DDR5 + 8GB GDDR6 VRAM
  
• Power
  Internal power supply, AC power 110-240V
  
• Storage
  Two Steam Machine models, 512GB NVMe SSD / 2TB NVMe SSD, both with a high-speed microSD slot
  
  
• Wi-Fi
  2x2 Wi-Fi 6E
  
• Bluetooth
  Bluetooth 5.3 dedicated antenna
  
• Steam Controller
  Integrated 2.4 GHz Steam Controller wireless adapter
  
  
• Displays
  DisplayPort 1.4
  • Up to 4K @ 240Hz or 8K@60Hz
    
  • Supports HDR, FreeSync, and daisy-chaining
    
  HDMI 2.0
  • Up to 4K @ 120Hz
    
  • Supports HDR, FreeSync, and CEC
    
• USB
  Two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports in the front
  Two USB-A 2.0 High speed ports in the back
  One USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 port in the back
  
• Networking
  Gigabit ethernet
  
• LED Strip
  17 individually addressable RGB LEDs for system status and customizability
  
  
• Size
  152 mm tall (148 mm without feet), 162.4 mm deep, 156 mm wide
  
• Weight
  2.6 kg
  
  
• Operating System
  SteamOS 3 (Arch-based)
  
• Desktop
  KDE Plasma
  

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No price yet, but I remember back when Steam Machines tried to be a thing years ago and never really panned out too well. Depending on price maybe I'll get one to play games with on my TV since right now I just use my laptop, which is fine but has its limits.

I know either way I can't say I'm a fan of that new Steam Controller. It looks so weird and bulky; it reminds me of the original Xbox controller a bit.

[Dragon Lord]

That controller is an abomination and should never be able to see the light of day.

As for the "Steam Machine" itself, not really interested. It's probably going to be overpriced for what it offers and with a gaming PC already, I have no reason to even give it a look. I can just hook my PC up to my TV if I want to play my Steam games on a TV (not sure why I would though).

I don't think this thing is going to do amazingly. It might do well on the market, but I think the Steam fanboys saying this is going to be a console killer are a bit delusional. The Steam Deck was supposed to be the big Nintendo Switch killer, and instead the Nintendo Switch embarrassed it. Then it was supposed to kill the hype for the Nintendo Switch 2, only for the NS2 to bypass the Steam Deck's total life time sales in just a couple of months. PlayStation still has a massive player base that is loyal to them, so I think the Steam Machine will be popular within its niche, but won't come close to really touching the PS5 (I guess we'll see what the numbers look like when the PS6 launches to really see if it has any effect, though I don't think it will).

It might be the final nail in the coffin for Xbox, but they've already got one foot out the door on the console market anyways and they probably plan to go full third-party publisher mode after their next console anyways (if they don't cancel it). The fact that the Halo Remake is going to be on PS5 day 1 is a huge sign of the future of Xbox. So the Steam Machine might accelerate Microsoft's exit from the console market a little bit, but I think that's about all it'll really do in terms of shaking up the console market.

I could be wrong, but my prediction would be that the "Steam Machine" maybe ends up around the same area as the Steam Deck has (5~6 million units). Unless it's dirt cheap in comparison to everything else, but if the rumors of the PS6 having a GPU around the same levels as a 5090, and as long as PlayStation doesn't want an astronomical price for it, I think it'll be hard for the Steam Machine to really compete with the next console generation over all if it's any where near the same price as they are.

But again, why is that controller allowed to exist? That thing is a crime against humanity.

[Maniakkid25]

I immediately foresee a problem with that controller: the sticks are too close. What happens if you have to push right on the left stick, and left on the right stick at the same time? Thumbs are going to bash into each other, mark my words.

I'm going to withhold judgment until I see a price tag. Given my budget, I wouldn't mind having a gaming PC that isn't just a shabby off-the-shelf refurbished office PC, but I have my doubts they are going to sell it at an affordable price unless they want to take a DEEP loss on it.