Even at double the cost of a normal console, once you factor in the cost of games it comes out ahead. And hopefully the RAMpocalypse will end eventually.
this post was submitted on 22 Jun 2026
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Now tell me what I care about....the Steam Frame!!
It's more expensive than we all would hope, but not unreasonably so given the economic situation.
I look forward to see this reviewed, 28 Compute Units on the GPU is below the Radeon RX 9060 XT that has 32.
Hopefully it isn't too limited in other aspects like RAM bandwidth.
But on the other hand an RX 9060 XT alone is almost half the price of this entire unit (EU price). So if it can perform about as fast as that, it seems like a pretty good deal.
Edit:
Saw the Gamers Nexus review, and I'm impressed with how small it is, it's also very power efficient. But those are not the things I'm looking for in a gaming system. And I am not impressed with the performance/price ratio.
Expensive, but cheaper than I expected. Even at its original price point it probably would have been more than I was willing to pay.
That's gonna be a no for me dawg.
I blame the AI bubble memory shortage for making this over $1,000 USD.
First - THANK YOU for the heads up! I was hoping when I got the dBrand Companion Cube notification just after midnight.
https://dbrand.com/shop/limited-edition/companion-cube
Second - Anyone notice the controller bundles save you $20 over buying the controller individually? Not so sad my controller reservation is AWOL.
When they priced the controller at $99 I immediately suspected it would be part of a bundle deal for "a $99 value!"
Also WOW that cube is so much more than just a dbrand skin. That's amazing.
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Oooooo that enclosure is sick
Market is so screwed right now anyway, but at that price you could just build a significantly beefier PC with used parts.
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Eeesh too rich for me, but happy for anyone that gets one!
I didn't even realize they launched today until I saw the GamersNexus review
I don't think it's "launched" yet since they're doing a raffle system:
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Launched in the sense that the review embargo is lifted, I suppose.
It was a surprise drop, as far as I know. We knew it would be soon due to rumors.
I got the dBrand Companion Cube notification just after midnight.
https://dbrand.com/shop/limited-edition/companion-cube
So I was HOPING today!
Edit
They just sent this video too...
(HL3 tease at the end)
Sad, but expected
I'm sad (but not surprised) it's that expensive because I would have jumped on it at 700€, at the same time it encourages me to try and find individual parts for a custom build at the same price with greater theoretical performance
You can probably build a DDR4 system that is a bit cheaper with better performance. It will be even easier if you pick some used components.
Edit: See this screenshot from a gamernexus video on the steam machine. Pricing is pretty much on par, with just a $70 price difference.
$71 is honestly not that much of a premium once you consider your time putting this together, setting it up, and then constantly having to update becomes your problem
True. For example, not having to worry about drivers, UEFI updates and linux compatibility is a big win.
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I would really like to have one. But I own a XBOX Series X and realistically that's fine for me to use. hardware wise, the Steam Machine is not even a big update.
I'll wait 8 years for the next gen Steam Machine.
I was wrong. People told me weeks ago the cheapest options with smallest drive and without controller will be at least 1k priced. I really did not think this would happen... but here we are. Steam Machine is basically dead on arrival, this hurts.
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