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People saying just build your own steam machine don't get its appeal (programming.dev)
submitted 3 days ago by avocado@programming.dev to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Doing it yourself would mean visiting one of those build your own pc forums for help, and I think most people would rather kill themselves.

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[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Isn't the whole steam machine not supposed to appeal to the console crowd?

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

I don't think that's true. For one thing it's marketed as a living room/couch gaming "console".

For another, it's not a PC that comes with a dedicated keyboard and mouse type setup, but instead is clearly marketed as being used with a controller.

I wouldn't say Valve assume that people will switch from consoles to this hardware, but I do think it's being marketed in the same/similar niche.

[–] nous@programming.dev 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why would it not?

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 3 days ago

Sorry, slang slipped in there. I meant that it is supposed to appeal to console gamers