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Valve posts official Steam Machine setup guide video

gamingJun 24, 202636506

Valve published an official unboxing and quick-start setup video for its Steam Machine, showing the console ahead of the June 30 shipping date. The video walks viewers through unboxing, connecting power and HDMI to a TV, pairing the controller, and completing the initial SteamOS setup. The release arrives amid scrutiny over the Steam Machine's price, with observers pointing out that Steam Link streaming or an existing gaming PC can replicate much of the same experience. The guide gives potential buyers a clear look at the out-of-box experience and may shape preorder and purchase decisions as reservations and shipping approach.

Giant Bomb
@giantbomb.com

Here's how the Steam Machine's size compares to: 🧊 A Nintendo GameCube 🍞 A loaf of bread 🐶 A super-cute puppy And more!

1525h ago
lex luddy16

now that's a man who knows how to deal with borf in squirt town

Rebecca Stone4

how does it feel to be the first person in the entire world to put a mcdonald's tetris nugget on top of a steam machine?

Weekend Alcoholic Kraken3

Need to see it next to a Gaben mega-yacht to really understand how compact it is.

Commander Sterling
@commandersterling.bsky.social

I can extend a bit more understanding for hardware, given what AI has done to the cost of parts. I doubt Valve wanted to price the Steam Machine to the point of endangering sales. That said, I resent how much of the cost customers are expected to shoulder. Execs can comfortably tank the damage.

7211h ago
blueestate.bsky.social6

yeah it's not like Valve doesn't have tons of money themselves, they can afford to not increase the price so i'm not buying their excuses. Honestly I always resented Valve for decimating the market for used physical PC games, still refuse to play Half Life 2 on PC for that very reason, fuck em.

🔞Vee
@mommavee.bsky.social

>Valve releases Steam Machine >Specs are okay. Price - not so much >In response, Valve releases SteamOS 3.8 >It can be installed on ANY machine, like a regular OS, with a constantly growing list of supported hardware >Reforging L into a W by letting us make our own Steam Machines

2914h ago
Bringus Studios
@batarong.com

This is the original steam machine prototype from like 12 years ago not the new one btw www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMUF...

255h ago
GamesIndustry.biz
@gibiz.bsky.social

Games giant Valve has admitted that its Steam Machine hardware has a higher cost than it would have liked. www.gamesindustry.biz/valve-admits...

2117h ago
GlaireDaggers🍉🏳️‍⚧️🎄
@glairedaggers.bsky.social

"you can build a better PC for cheaper than the Steam Machine" I'm gonna need to see that receipt bc I'm genuinely not sure how you can undercut that price by any significant enough margin to matter.

184h ago
Ferne Milton, CobbleSprite (She/Her)
@cobblesprite.bsky.social

See also people giving Valve all the benefit of the doubt with the Steam Machine price (which I think is fair) after talking about how awful Nintendo is for raising its console price with 3 month warning.

1511h ago
Doberdog
@doberdog.com

Interesting interview with two Valve engineers who worked on the Steam Machine. They cover the design decisions, the parts supply issues, and cost. Nice to see something covered in a calm and informative manner instead of the edgy "rabble rabble, I could build it cheaper" slop. youtu.be/Y8_e3SteAgE

124h ago
Uncle Ian
@jawabreaker.bsky.social

It'll still take years to catch up to the cost of that Steam Machine.

155h ago
Vowgan | Vaughan Schmidt
@vowgan.bsky.social

Perhaps the Steam Machine wasn't quite what you wanted it to be. Today I offer an alternative: The CubeN! Inspired by the recent works of Valve Software, the CubeN brings the form factor of the modern home Console/PC hybrid to your world or avatar as a simple prop. Links below⬇️

89h ago
Veerender Singh Jubbal
@veerenderjubbal.bsky.social

Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Steam Machine does not come with a controller?

White Lady from Squid Games with, “Oh, my God Bruh,” Text with GameBoy Color Graphic.
133h ago
The Price of Reason2

I suspect the original plan included one, but since basically everything works via USB these days, I'd wager they're working off the "everyone has five extras sitting around" assumption, since it's definitely not going to be the casuals buying this thing.

Joshua
@elvenmonk.bsky.social

People coping about the steam machine price: But valve doesn't have any exclusive software to subsidize the price of the machine! Who the fuck told valve to stop making games? That's their fault. I'm not paying for their mistakes

1118h ago
Manny The Roegamaniac
@roegamania.bsky.social

Gamers piss me off because they whine and complain about predatory tactics in games from EA/Activision Blizzard/Ubisoft but sure bend the fuckin' knee for Rockstar or the over priced already obsolete Steam Machine.

121h ago
Brownkuma
@brownkuma.dad

Lemme put this clearer for you guys who is rightfully upset with AI but think valve did no wrong- AI made steam machine from a $500 client to a $800 And valve’s greed made a $800 pc to a $1100 The price fuck up is 50-50 to me.

9Yesterday
gab_
@bunbungabby.bsky.social

You hate Valve because the Steam Machine price I hate Valve because they FUCKING ANNOUNCE SHIT AND NEVER FOLLOW THROUGH

6Yesterday
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fullcleared.comValve Shares an Official Steam Machine Setup Guide Video - FullClearedrockpapershotgun.comI've been trying to get my Steam Link to work for ten years, but I've fixed it just in time to save me spending £1000 on a Steam Machineliliputing.comLilbits: postmarketOS and SteamOS updates, Commodore Callback price drop, and more

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