Steam Hardware
A place to discuss and support all Steam Hardware, including Steam Deck, Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and SteamOS in general.
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[Controller] - Steam Controller related.
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[Frame] - Steam Frame related.
[Discussion] - General discussion.
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[News] - News about the deck.
[PSA] - Sharing important information.
[Game] - News / info about a game on the deck.
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Rules:
- Follow the rules of Sopuli
- Posts must be related to Steam Hardware or Steam OS in an obvious way.
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- Discussion of emulators are allowed, but no discussion on how to illegally acquire ROMs.
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8gb of vram in 2026 is not what a "good product" would have. It also costs more than a similar diy pc, performs worse and can't be upgraded. This thing is doa.
It can absolutely be upgraded, DIY is always going to be cheaper, and at current prices more ram would cause an outsized price increase compared to the performance gains.
8GB vram is perfectly acceptable for the performance level of this box.
I think the argument being made is that the performance level of this box is not really acceptable for a game-console-replacement product in 2026.
The performance is pretty bad when compared to the PS5 Pro, which is much cheaper. And comes with a controller.
You can't bring your Steam library to a PS5, which might be a significant factor, but also if you've heavily invested in a library of Steam games, you probably already have a gaming PC, this probably isn't in any way an upgrade from it, which makes it a pure convenience product for $1k+.
The performance is terrible compared to the PS5 Pro. The performance is pretty bad when compared to the base PS5, which is half the price.
At $900, the PS5 Pro isn't THAT much cheaper...
So... it's only $528 cheaper...????
PS5 Pro is 2TB and comes with controller. It is also way faster hardware than Steam Machine and can play native 4K. For $528 less.
It's 2TB with memory Sony stockpiled before things went crazy. Valve had to buy after things went crazy. 😉
Watch the PS5 price go up again.
Not in any way that matters. It has a non-upgradeable SoC. You can't just take out the CPU or GPU and replace them.