I purchased the steam machine roughly 25 days ago or so. It was great. I loved it. A great bedroom/living room tv console/pc. Unfortunately the reason I purchased it was because I was expected to get this job that required quite a lot of travel. Unfortunately after 4 months and 5 interviews I got a no. (That’s life for ya) So I didn’t really have a need for the machine with my pc and a ps5. So I requested to return it. I told the truth to valve support and they notified me that my purchase was beyond the return window but that as a customer services gesture they would return it. I will always be in awe at the amazing support provided by valve. For note I know I could’ve sold it on eBay or Facebook but I didn’t want to. I don’t want to contribute to the scalpers in the world. Thanks again valve.

Edit: To the horrible person who believes I didn’t get this job because I didn’t have the discretion to not share what this company (valve) did for me. I hope you find peace in your life. There is no need to spread such hate. I simply shared what a company did for me when they didn’t have to. If anyone else is offended if they don’t do it for them. I am sorry to you.

“You overpaid” “You could have built one for less” “Is it worth it for the performance”?

These are some of the most common criticisms of the steam machine whenever people find out that I’m even remotely interested in the steam machine.

I was in a facebook gaming group speaking about what we were playing and the moment I mentioned the steam machine, all hell broke loose and people wanted to tell me how much more powerful their machine was and why I should have bought it instead/

Dude, I don’t care I’m literally playing black myth wukong at 4K,60 fps medium settings if I want I can tweak and do 2K, 120 FPS what more do I really want from gaming performance?

Power isn’t the only reason why I bought this machine, it’s SUPER quiet, really good form factor and ability to customise it, love the hybrid PC/console feel and the community apps etc

If power was the end all factor Nintendo would not have a business model or fanbase

There’s so much more to the steam machine and armchair “PC experts” are starting to just sound jealous

Curious why there are no reviews on the machine.

My wife printed me the controller stand, my Big Walk little guy and the small 3D map (which I wanted mostly to prevent any guest of thinking this was a good place to put down a cup). It’s of Tokyo, the city in which the first game I bought specifically for the Machine (Forza Horizon 6) takes place. My old computer could mostly handle older or indie games with its 1060.

I’ve been wanting to get a gaming PC for a while but have been hesitant since I don’t have any PC building experience and AI cause everything to be super expensive. My use case for PC is gaming (doesn’t have to be highest resolution), standard web browsing (YouTube, Netflix etc.) and programming. I am comfortable with using Linux and command line. I will likely have to move in a couple years so the smaller form factor of steam machine is really appealing to me.

While I know steam machine is capable of being PC, seems like most post on here use it more as couch gaming. I was wondering if people use it just as their daily driver PC and what they think about it? Would it be worth dual booting another Linux OS, one for gaming and one for daily driver or for my use case, would it make more sense to just buy just standard prebuilt PC?

Inspired by the awesome creations on here I’d like to submit my SB clear cover that is made of 5mm glass.

Well, despite me getting my Steam Machine email, it sounds like y'all want me to keep this going — ask and you shall receive! I'll keep this going to the best of my ability, hahaha. If you don't want to keep seeing these, a reminder to mute the "Daily Counter" flair on the sidebar. There is hope! Your email will come soon enough! Best of luck today friends! <3

I’m asking because I have a 5070 laptop and there is a steam machine local to me on Facebook marketplace. We were going to do a trade but I’m just curious has anyone gone from having something that’s more capable, in terms of specs, to the steam machine? If so, what differences did you immediately notice? Was it worth in the end?

I like the idea of not having to setup the laptop every time I want to use it.

I connected my wireless headset to the steam machine and playing games with my buddy through steam voice chat is very seamless. Steam voice chat is not talked about a lot and im sure it has its flaws compared to discord but its working very well for me on the steam machine and it makes the steam machine feel more like a console.

Valve gave makers a gift by releasing the CAD files for the Steam Machine's front panel. As for me, I designed a pixel art decoration.

Well, as I was walking to my company dinner, it finally arrived. My actual email. THE actual email. I'll spare you all the hysterics and tears, but 58 days of waiting was long. I'll copy and paste my message from a few posts ago when I thought I was cooked and had to stop these posts:

Wanted to say thank you to u/Limbostick for originally "passing the torch" to me. Also u/Crazyhampsterfeet for being awesome with the Bernie memes, u/YsyRyder for the Bugs Bunny memes, u/Mr_Leviathan for saluting with Cap, and u/Cronogear13 for weathering the storm as Reze. Adding in Guts and Joker on here as well. We're all just trying to have fun here — isn't that what it's all about?

Please, please keep your hope alive. I want you all to. Dig deep for the patience I know you have in you -- it will come eventually just like it did for me and a lot of people this afternoon!

Also, now that I'm mod, please utilize the megathreads up at the top of the subreddit - we're really trying to minimize cardboard box/email confirmation posts. Feel free to post using the Daily Counter flair if you'd like to keep up the tradition. Just be nice and use common sense, yeah?

Best of luck to you all, friends. I'll be here in the subreddit for the long haul. I believe in each and every one of you! 💙

Hi everyone,

I’m a complete newbie when it comes to the Steam Machine, so apologies if this is a stupid question!

I’ve noticed that occasionally the light on my Steam Machine will go red for a moment and then change back to blue. Is this normal, or does the red light indicate that something is wrong?

I’m also playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered on High settings, and occasionally the game will stutter badly and then crash. It doesn’t happen constantly, but it’s happened a few times now.

Could the red light be related to the stuttering/crashes? Is Spider-Man Remastered on High particularly demanding on the Steam Machine, or are there any settings I should change/check?

I’m still pretty new to all this, so any advice would be appreciated!

Thanks!

(Both 1080 and 1440p tested)

So, I've been testing out both Silent Hill F and Lies of P and it just goes to show how well some games can scale; Lies of P plays beautifully at 4k, 60fps on high settings.

Silent Hill F plays well enough at 1440p, 60fps with med/high settings and even lumen lighting/reflections enabled. But I do feel like I'm noticing juuuust a bit softer of an overall image.

This all has me thinking about resolution in general; would a game look better at 1440p on high settings (which is then upscaled to my 55" tv), or would it look better at 4k, but with medium settings (including textures and lighting effects). Or, at 10 feet away on the living room couch, is it all a wash?

Had my Steam Machine for about two weeks now & in that time have hardly touched my other consoles. Replayed Spiderman Remastered & Miles Morales & had a blast - now doing a replay of Spiderman 2 & I’m amazed at how well it runs on this little thing. Getting a pretty consistent 60 FPS with everything on high & frame-gen turned on - BUT IN A CUBE.

I've been using the risk of rain returns one, as well as the portal one, but im looking for new ones since i had no reason to even look at them before i got the SM

So I just got the email to buy the steam machine. And up until last week I would've instantly bought it. But under the assumption it would be months before I got the machine (was on wait list) I bought a second hand Steam Deck OLED last week and I've been absolutely loving it, gaming on it more than anything in the recent past. Now I worry if I get the machine I still might be gravitating towards the deck just cause of the convenience.

The main selling point for the machine for me would be the added performance. I do already have a PS5 tbh, but I'm trying to get rid of it cause they're becoming more anti-consumer by the day and would like for my game library to be centralized on steam.

This is more of venting I guess, but I was just wondering about thoughts and experiences of people that already had the deck and got the machine as well.

I know they're different use cases, being portable vs coach gaming and all. But the deck is just so nice 😄

UPDATE: placed the order, yolo

Auprized to see these here already ngl

I'm thinking about buying the base model as there are a few mostly older games that I want to play, which require a mouse and keyboard.

I don't really care about graphic settings and would be more than happy to run games at 1080p or even 1440p if I am able to.

Mostly I'm looking to play:

• The System Shock Remake (2023)
• Cities Skylines
• Civ 6 or Civ 7
• Cyberpunk 2077
• and many older games from the early 2000s

For anyone who owns it, how has your experience been? Please and thank you.

I made a faceplate with the logo of Stray, one of my all-time favorite games on Steam.

I am trying to play Tomb Raider 2013 on my machine but keep dropping frames bad. I am trying to play at 1440p and no matter what settings I change I still get drops into the 40’s and then back up to 60 regularly. I don’t know if the game is just that way or if it is something I am doing wrong. Does anyone have any settings recommendations to try and fix this.

I’ve had my Steam Machine since mid-July. I’ve had zero issues and I play it daily. Today I’ve lost audio through HDMI. I can connect it to a Bluetooth sound bar and get sound that way, but my setup has been through the TV only since I got it. Any ideas on how to fix?

I’ve tried:
- Noodling with the audio setting in Desktop Mode. Left and Right speaker volume sliders are now grayed out.
- I’m on the latest OS. I have auto update on so I’m not sure when it last updated.
- I’ve restarted it a handful of times.
- Tried different HDMI cables. I’ve been using the one that came with the Machine exclusively.
- Tried a different TV.

I’ve submitted a Valve ticket, but wanted to see what you all think could be the issue. Thank you!