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[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago (10 children)

Can anyone tell me why anyone would want to buy a Steam Machine? Serious question.

[–] audible_obituary@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

I've been PC gaming for 20 years and always wanted to be able to play them on my TV. Yes, the methods exist, but it feels needlessly complex- right now I have long cables running through my small apartment just to play on my TV... with latency. It feels like to get everything running you need specific dongles, cables, hardware, ports, and then there's compatibility issues on top of that.

I'm not a computer savant who runs a home network and meticulously manages their home tech. I'm also not a total noob- I can troubleshoot issues, setup mods, do some basic tinkering, etc. which puts me ahead of many, many typical users. That said, I have other hobbies and things I want to do, and the amount of work it takes to get this stuff minimally functional just isn't worth the time and frustration for me (inb4 someone replies "just try xyz!").

The Steam Machine is something I've always wanted. A one-stop shop I can plug into my TV, hook up my controller, and boom- steam library at my fingertips. No worries about compatibility, cable runs, or any of that crap. Plus, it could get someone like my partner (a lifelong Mac user who hates computers in general, can't troubleshoot, and loves Nintendo games) into PC gaming.

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

It's half the reason I got a steam deck. It can't play everything but it can play a good portion of my games and I can plug it into a TV.

[–] audible_obituary@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Yes! I was considering it, just feels a bit pricy and I don't think I'd use the handheld mode. Hoping the Steam machine could be a cool no frills option

[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Take a look at Sunshine and Moonlight.

You install Sunshine on the PC and Moonlight on whatever is connected to the TV. Your TV probably has a “Smart TV App Store” that already has Moonlight available to download.

It should work well with the default settings, and has very low latency.

[–] audible_obituary@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

I don't have a smart TV. Also, called it (inb4 someone says "just try xyz!")

[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

inb4 someone says "just try xyz!"

lol fair enough

I don't have a smart TV.

Honestly where did you get one? When I was shopping for a TV a couple years ago I wanted to get one without any built in smart TV software and I could not find one

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

But you still have to know about it.

Whereas the Steam Maclhine - like a Playstation, Xbox, or Nintendo - just plugs into the TV and works.

Plug in the power, run the HDMI cable to the and log into the wifi after powering it on.

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