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We wants it!
this post was submitted on 12 Nov 2025
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π€wonder if this would double as an hdr-compatible media pc.
No 4k120Hz. bummer. To be fair, 4k120hz is not a primary market pull.
It has DisplayPort 1.4 which supports 4K@120hz
Fair enough. The displayport has limited use though, given how there aren't many (any?) large 4k120hz televisions with displayport. And let me be clear, that's no dig against displayport (which is the better standard). As far as I know, certain shady license deals keep hdmi artificially ubiquitous on televisions.
That same shadiness is why AMD GPUs can't directly support HDMI 2.1 on Linux. But there are workarounds like DP to HDMI converters or using 4:2:0 which is tolerable for non-HDR gaming at least (not so much general PC use).
Yeh this will make it a tough choice for me. Have an OLED TV and playing something like Hades 2 in 4K120 would be really nice. Maybe a USBC hub/adapter could do the trick but thatβs kinda weird and an extra cost. Definitely dampened my hype for it sadly.
I mean if you're playing older stuff it will output 4k 240. You can probably run Crysis at 4k 240 on that thing.
Eh, that's not really how it works. It all comes down to the HDMI standard. The HDMI 2.0 used by the steam box has a max officially supported output of 4k60hz. You need HDMI 2.1 to get 4k 120hz - regardless of the capability of your machine.
I'm fairly certain that there is an issue with AMD and HDMI licensing that is a barrier here
Ah, I was looking at the DP specs not the HDMI.
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Ooh that's completely unnecessary to my use but looks amazing and if I had a big enough place it would be something I'd seriously consider
Getting Shuttle PC vibes from the form factor.
That looks really cool! I'll likely pick up a couple of the new controllers, but I've currently got a few mini PCs scattered around the house for gaming so I won't need a steam machine until one of these craps out on me. But I'm very excited for the folks who will be able to get and enjoy it!