Looks interesting.
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Looks interesting.
You aren't running anything outside of an indie game at native 4K on this hardware. That being said, it's still pretty borderline for older AAA games that you could realistically run at decent settings with upscaling, similar to what the current consoles do - you'd want at least 10GB to consistently meet those targets.
They say it's to meet a price point, so if it's ~350 it'll be a good buy for people who want to play some lighter games from the couch.
one thing I cannot ascertain is is it a PC that has a proper CPU and GPU or is it a custom build like consoles? and will it be more powerful than our current consoles, considering it will run PC games
What OS will it run? I assume it will be a modded Linux OS, the same as the Steam deck?
The wireless VR Streamer is what I have my eyes on, now this is unique and people with top tier systems running VR games wirelessly will be great, and it acts as a monitor too right...
What OS will it run? I assume it will be a modded Linux OS, the same as the Steam deck?
The wireless VR Streamer is what I have my eyes on, now this is unique and people with top tier systems running VR games wirelessly will be great, and it acts as a monitor too right...
The SteamOS I believe. So yep, the Linux-based OS that already exists.
Also, we seem to have two threads for this.
forums.overclockers.co.uk
Perhaps merge this thread with the other one?
*** Valve Steam Machine ***
New home console coming Q1 2026 https://store.steampowered.com/sale/hardware
forums.overclockers.co.uk
Perhaps merge this thread with the other one?
I believe the second thread is specifically for discussing it's potential use as a console/console replacement (hence being in the console subsection) whereas this is discussing it's primary use as a SFF PC.
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Somehow I think it'll be closer to £4-500, but I hope I'm pleasantly surprised!
I was almost completely uninterested in these, but then I saw a post on FB suggesting they do an 'Orange box' variant (pretty much just an orange version)... which led me to this...
Steam Machine Companion Cube » dbrand
A Companion Cube for your Steam Machine. We do what we must, because we can.
dbrand.com
WANT!!!
AMD's linux drivers are open source and the HDMI Forum rejects that open source principle so it can only be 2.0 is the short answer. AMD is not a member of the HDMI Forum because their drivers are open source. This is why everyone using Linux uses AMD instead of closed "blobs" from NVidia. Return to start of sentence. Rinse/repeat for 5 years and counting....
Edit - the above is simplified and shortened. Think of it as an ongoing war and you wouldn't be far off the mark
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AMD's linux drivers are open source and the HDMI Forum rejects that open source principle so it can only be 2.0 is the short answer. AMD is not a member of the HDMI Forum because their drivers are open source. This is why everyone using Linux uses AMD instead of closed "blobs" from NVidia. Return to start of sentence. Rinse/repeat for 5 years and counting....
Edit - the above is simplified and shortened. Think of it as an ongoing war and you wouldn't be far off the mark
Crikey. So AMD are only allowed to ship HDMI 2.1 cards because they're meant for Windows?
I believe if AMD open sourced their drivers it would basically crack the hdcp/encryption or whatever HDMI 2.1 uses.
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Any idea of the price?
Not yet, more details closer to release.
Depends on OS, API and graphics drivers. With Linux, Mantle and closely working with AMD it might provide enough performance to take a crack at 4K. Windows 11 and directory X… yeah probably much less so.
why are they sticking in an SD card port on the new steam machine? isnt that the worst idea in terms of speed? i mean a current get NVMe drive is the same size and nearly the same cost, its not exactly a hand held device, its a proper desktop type of meachine
Also they are installing RAM n CPU on the VR kit, this is a streamer so why the RAM?
Also they are installing RAM n CPU on the VR kit, this is a streamer so why the RAM?
You can move an SD from the Steam Deck to the Steam Machine and play the games installed without having to do anything other than mount it.
In terms of speed there's a big difference in installation/patching speed between SD and NVMe and obviously games load a bit quicker but certainly on the Steam Deck you don't notice a lot of difference when playing. Obviously depends on how much you're spending on the SD card as well - top tier ones are exceptionally quick and have great endurance.
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