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Valve Steam Machine review finds it overpriced and underpowered

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The Valve Steam Machine, a new living room gaming PC, has been reviewed and found to be underpowered and overpriced for its contemporary capabilities. While it can handle less demanding indie titles and offers a quiet operation, its performance falls short of current-generation consoles like the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S when running demanding games such as Black Myth: Wukong or Cyberpunk 2077. The reviewer suggests that for the asking price, users would be better served by a Steam Deck, an older PC, or even a current-gen console. AI

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Valve Steam Machine review finds it overpriced and underpowered

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  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Jessica Conditt) ·

    Valve Steam Machine review: This would've been perfect five years ago

    The Steam Machine isn't worth the price that Valve is asking.

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