I was always more interested in the Steam Frame. That will be my first VR-device ever, and i’m hyped for that.
The Machine has one advantage: Valve will probably keep it on the market for quite a while. When prices get a bit more “normal” again, i’m sure they will reduce the price to match the new reality. The Machine is really more like a PC for people who don’t have the tech skills to setup a DIY PC, and that’s what people are paying for.
Because most prebuilts are not designed to be placed in the living room (neither dimensionwise nor acousticwise) except if you pay a shitton for a device with an uncommon form factor, and then you have to configure everything yourself. The Steam Machine combines the form factor of a small, very silent HTPC with enough performance to use it for gaming in an all-in-one package - that definitely is an attractive prospect, and it’s the reason it’s seen with different eyes, even tho - objectively seen - it’s specs arent great at all.
I was always more interested in the Steam Frame. That will be my first VR-device ever, and i’m hyped for that.
The Machine has one advantage: Valve will probably keep it on the market for quite a while. When prices get a bit more “normal” again, i’m sure they will reduce the price to match the new reality. The Machine is really more like a PC for people who don’t have the tech skills to setup a DIY PC, and that’s what people are paying for.
Yeah I don’t get why more people don’t understand its just a prebuilt PC with SteamOS.
Because most prebuilts are not designed to be placed in the living room (neither dimensionwise nor acousticwise) except if you pay a shitton for a device with an uncommon form factor, and then you have to configure everything yourself. The Steam Machine combines the form factor of a small, very silent HTPC with enough performance to use it for gaming in an all-in-one package - that definitely is an attractive prospect, and it’s the reason it’s seen with different eyes, even tho - objectively seen - it’s specs arent great at all.