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To buy a Steam Machine, you first must join a waitlist. <\/p>\n

I signed up on a lark. I wasn’t actually going to buy <\/em>one. I had already resigned myself to playing PC games on my TV via my docked Steam Deck<\/a>. That is, when I wasn\u2019t playing my PS5, Xbox Series X, or Switch 2. The last thing I needed was another gaming device attached, through a tangle of cables, to the back of my TV. <\/p>\n

Despite all this, I joined the Steam Machine waitlist (for the 512GB model with a Steam Controller) \u2013 and then quickly forgot all about it.<\/p>\n

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So I was surprised when my purchase email arrived roughly 10 weeks later. Once your email arrives, you have three days to place your order, or you lose your chance to buy.<\/p>\n

Upon reading the email, I was sure I wasn\u2019t going to buy it. Between the Steam Machine\u2019s high price<\/a> and my ability to play nearly any game I want on my other consoles, it would be a pricy and unnecessary addition to my gaming life. <\/p>\n

I joined the Steam Machine waitlist \u2013 and then quickly forgot all about it.<\/section>\n

Even though I wasn\u2019t going to buy a Steam Machine, I kept thinking about it over my three-day purchase window. I watched and read reviews<\/a>, mentally noting the pros and cons, trying to determine if, actually, maybe I should<\/em> buy one?<\/p>\n

Ever since I bought Valve’s handheld Steam Deck<\/a> in 2022, it’s been my platform of choice. I\u2019ve managed to accrue a large library of Steam games over the years, and it annoyed me that more power-hungry games don’t run well or look good when played on a TV via the docked Steam Deck. <\/p>\n

But I loved the PC platform, which offers endless backward compatibility and the ease of emulating<\/a> older consoles. SteamOS is a marvelous thing that combines the convenience of a console with the versatility of a PC.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Sony and Microsoft haven\u2019t exactly been endearing themselves to gamers of this generation. Killer first-party games have been few and far between. Both companies have been laying off employees and closing<\/a> or offloading<\/a> studios. Both still charge a monthly fee for online play. And Sony\u2019s decision to cease production of discs in January 2028<\/a> has riled fans against the company in a way I can\u2019t remember ever seeing before.<\/p>\n

None of this makes me eager to hop onboard with whatever these companies are cooking up for next-gen. Valve, on the other hand \u2013 while not perfect \u2013 has been much more consumer-friendly. <\/p>\n

In the end, just a few hours before my purchase window lapsed, I ordered a Steam Machine. And I love the thing. <\/p>\n

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While I had some initial problems trying to play older games that don\u2019t support Steam cloud saves (and thus couldn\u2019t pick up the progress I\u2019d made on Steam Deck), I downloaded a handful of newer games (The Witcher 3 Remastered, The Order of the Sinking Star, ARC Raiders) and have been playing happily across devices.<\/p>\n

It’s no more powerful than my other consoles, but it has my main library of games on it, and it runs them beautifully on my 4K TV. The Steam Controller<\/a> immediately became my favorite game controller, supplanting the Xbox controller I had always preferred before.<\/p>\n

Just a few hours before my purchase window lapsed, I ordered a Steam Machine. And I love the thing.\u00a0<\/section>\n

As it stands now, hardware-wise, I might be done with Sony and Microsoft going forward. I’ll play the majority of games on my Steam Machine\/Deck combo. I’ll play Nintendo’s first-party gems on my Switch 2. And when the PS6 arrives, whenever that may be and however much it may cost, it almost certainly won’t be a day-one purchase for me. <\/p>\n

Is the Steam Machine is pricy for what it offers? Yes. Is it right for everyone? Absolutely not. But it’s right for IGN’s tech editor Jackie Thomas<\/a>. And as someone who\u2019s been buying 99% of my games on PC and Switch over the past few years, it’s right for me.<\/p>\n

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