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I got a place on the 512GB with Controller list, and got an email a few days after they started. I ordered it on Friday the 3rd and got it today on Thursday the 9th. The tracking codes were all over the place and gave different estimates depending which branch of each company I used. Steam claimed it was shipped when the courier said they hadn't got it so I was worried for a few days. But this morning Royal Mail (UK customer) sent me an email saying it would arrive today, while GLS said it would arrive tomorrow.

Safe to say I'm happy to have it now and be playing games!

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[–] SystemDisc@feddit.org -1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

That’s not at all what I said.

I made the claim that it’s not a good choice for specifically PC gamers. I then gave a few reasons why.

It can’t play all of the games in its own store. The CPU and GPU are not upgradable. It lacks USB 4, so cannot be upgraded externally with an eGPU.

If the argument is that it’s good for people that want a console-like experience, I’d still disagree, because with a console you are guaranteed to be able to play all games that support the console. SteamOS is great for people who want a console-like experience. The Steam Machine really is not.