Valve Says Steam Machine 'Shipping This Summer' (tomshardware.com)
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- News link: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/06/05/1525247/valve-says-steam-machine-shipping-this-summer
- Source link: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/valve-says-steam-machine-and-steam-frame-shipping-this-summer-company-confirms-release-window-as-it-expands-verified-program
> The news should ease the worries of many an expecting gamer, given today's constant worries about AI servers slurping every RAM and NAND chip on the face of the earth, as well as Valve's own statements about component scarcity delaying the release. Plus, the company always works on its own schedule, so much so that Valve Time is a term.
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> The release of the Machine has been taking flak, given that while Valve was initially hoping for an estimated $600 to $800 price -- in the ballpark of the higher-end consoles -- the rumored pricing is [3]climbing around or over $1000 . This fact is somewhat corroborated by a February statement from a Valve executive who, like most anyone in the world, stated the price revision was due to the AI-driven component shortage.
[1] https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/valve-says-steam-machine-and-steam-frame-shipping-this-summer-company-confirms-release-window-as-it-expands-verified-program
[2] https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/announcements/detail/716780409378048028
[3] https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/05/28/1713246/valves-steam-deck-sells-out-again-even-after-40-price-increase
The problem is the performance is going to be so s (Score:2)
At least for that price. The video card in it is roughly equivalent to a 4060 which is okay but for a thousand bucks that's really pushing it.
I really wish we would just shut down all this AI bullshit it's making everyone's lives worse but the people in charge want it and what they say goes. It's funny watching these little communities try to push back against the data centers and then getting their asses handed to them unless it's one of the wealthier communities than somebody just fucked up and didn't
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I am not sure you shopped for PC components recently. Prices are nuts.
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Fortunately, I bought my big tower parts (Threadripper 3960+, 128Gigs DDR4, TitanX) in 2024 :-) Win10 LTSC on everything.
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> At least for that price. The video card in it is roughly equivalent to a 4060 which is okay but for a thousand bucks that's really pushing it.
i'm thinking in to replace my computer... my last simulation gave me around 2k ...now is even worse!! for 1k having a mostly similar performance would be great for me, while losing capability to add several other disks that i have (will have to use a nas) and not be able to do almost any upgrade in the future
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And, of course, "someone" pushes their political angle on every single comment, even though they don't implicate anyone in particular, we all know who they are referring to (demon Trump, according to them... once someone else is Butt In Chair, who're you going to complain about), who had nothing to do with the RAM shortage and the fact that Steam had to increase the price of the thing for that reason.
Hate to tell ya, he's not the Devil... he's just a figurehead (like all Presidents, just like the Pope is a
New hardware is nice but not a need. (Score:3)
I buy mostly buy used hardware, there being no need for perpetual performance improvement unless profit is at stake. No one needs a "new" gaming toy because it's a toy therefore a discretionary purchase.
The retro gaming community especially remains well served and adaptable as do "home lab" enthusiasts typically running business class used hardware, new tiny and SFF PCs etc.
Hardware used to be expensive yet the PC revolution carried on.
Games do not require constant performance improvement to be enjoyable.
Steam Machine is alternative to Windows gaming (Score:2)
Having a credible alternative to Microslop is worth any price to me.
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Agreed. Consumers focusing primarily (or exclusively) on upfront purchase are missing the bigger picture, and have contributed to a lot of the problems we're dealing with now. See also: Framework.
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This is absolutely untrue since Steam's architecture is based on Linux. Also Steam is supposed to be hardware agnostic when you hook up a peripheral. For example I am able to use a Microsoft mouse with my Steam Deck and some random brand Bluetooth-based keyboard.
PS - I am sure I got 0 stars for a reason. I am sure Slashdot's ratings system is unmanned. It's almost as if they know about me in advance through using some algorithm.
Maybe it's because I'm too verbose and Slashdot hates bots. I write so well that
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> This is absolutely untrue since Steam's architecture is based on Linux.
I'm not sure what you mean by this. You can install Windows on the Steam Deck and Linux will not be involved in any way. Here are Valve's instructions for how to do so: [1]Steam Deck Windows Resources [steampowered.com]
Sometimes Windows plays better with multimonitor setups, so that might be a way for you to fix those issues. I personally haven't had any of the problems you describe, and I use Valve's dock with my 4K TV and a Anker USB-C hub thingy connected to the KVM on my desktop and both continue to work fine; but that do
[1] https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6121-ECCD-D643-BAA8
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Ok: I'm done with that knowing. I am in fact the "other" who has repeatedly come across Valve's issue with the display settings not working right. I have somehow permanently lost the ability to adjust resolution after a previous update was applied to my Steam Deck.
Do you know why I wrote "their?" Because when the internal code inside of the released updates are this slipshod and messy, it means that Valve might as well just own or lease the device to me. I must use the Steam Deck's little LCD screen because
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Humor isn't your strong suit. The audience are not the issue.
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sadly i can't really help you, as i do not own a steamdeck to test... but have you tried to switch to desktop mode, to KDE and see if in that setup you can use the external monitor? if yes, it is the control software in steamdeck... and a good bug report with some pointers to that problem may help valve devs fix the issue...
if it isn't, maybe some issue with the detection. I had a bad hdmi cable that cause me issues in one monitor... and a old monitor that the EDID info comes with errors, where i had to du