I think you’re probably right, but I also think selling the Machine without the Controller is an odd choice, given Valve’s bigger vision of it being a living room console.
With that said, they’ve already sold many of us a controller, so… It’s kind of a mess.
I mean not everyone might want a controller either. If they’re fine with an Xbox controller (which would work just fine) why force them to buy another controller?
This. The Steam controller will be the best one, but it’s not everyone’s favorite, and one of the cool things about steamOS is you can use a controller you already have and love. I imagine there are plenty of people who would prefer saving money by buying one without a controller packaged in.
I don’t see any mention of how much RAM these units will have, just their storage capacity. So I wonder if the two lowest priced SKU’s have no RAM in them at all and they expect you to add in like SODIMM’s.
The early reporting on it was “every system is 16GB”. The memory is replaceable, but you have to do an excessive amount of surgery to get at it, including removing the heatsink.
I don’t see any reason for Valve to ship a “it doesn’t work out of the box” sku.
The four models are probably 2 storage sizes, with or without an included controller.
I think you’re probably right, but I also think selling the Machine without the Controller is an odd choice, given Valve’s bigger vision of it being a living room console.
With that said, they’ve already sold many of us a controller, so… It’s kind of a mess.
I mean not everyone might want a controller either. If they’re fine with an Xbox controller (which would work just fine) why force them to buy another controller?
This. The Steam controller will be the best one, but it’s not everyone’s favorite, and one of the cool things about steamOS is you can use a controller you already have and love. I imagine there are plenty of people who would prefer saving money by buying one without a controller packaged in.
People who already have four Xbox controllers probably are fine with the option not to pay for additional controllers.
For some, yes. For others it’s exactly what we want. I plan to buy the steam machine to use as a small form factor desktop pc
They have disclosed 2 storage sizes in their tech specs (512gb NVMe SSD vs 2tb), you’re probably right on the controller.
My only disappointment is the one USB-C port and 4 USB A ports. If it were me I’d trade a microsd slot and usb a3 for a usbc.
Or maybe lower RAM models to try and have entry level machines that are at least tolerably priced since AI distorted the RAM market?
I don’t see any mention of how much RAM these units will have, just their storage capacity. So I wonder if the two lowest priced SKU’s have no RAM in them at all and they expect you to add in like SODIMM’s.
The early reporting on it was “every system is 16GB”. The memory is replaceable, but you have to do an excessive amount of surgery to get at it, including removing the heatsink.
I don’t see any reason for Valve to ship a “it doesn’t work out of the box” sku.
Yeah no way Valve sells a non-functional device, defeats the entire purpose of the product
So that’s how I can get a controller!
I’m sorry, we’re out of stock! But you can get the Steam Frame Combo Orange Pack which includes both the Steam Machine AND a Steam Controller.
Oopsie, we’re out of stock of that too!
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