Lyrae

613 posts

Lyrae banner
Lyrae

Lyrae

@LyraeLive

Gaming + Tech - 35 - Mostly SFW but Minors DNI

Colorado, USA Beigetreten Şubat 2026
155 Folgt69 Follower
Lyrae
Lyrae@LyraeLive·
@zogvampire @trasselvardias To be fair, no one cleans their consoles either. Should see some of the monsters repair shops had to deal with. One Xbox had roaches in it iirc…oddly, made me feel better about the spider I found in someone’s PC. 🤣
English
0
0
2
33
Zen
Zen@zogvampire·
@trasselvardias take it from me who worked on normgroids computers: not a single one cleaned their computer. gaming or not. 0 maintenance done. they simply do not care
English
2
0
20
452
Lyrae
Lyrae@LyraeLive·
There’s a lot of good arguments for the Steam Machine. Size, portable, ease of use, etc But these kinds of comments are so misleading to me..
English
0
0
0
7
Lyrae
Lyrae@LyraeLive·
I’ve seen this sentiment thrown around a lot… Do people forget Steam takes a sizable cut of every game sold on their platform? EVEN THE ONES THEY DON’T MAKE OR PUBLISH?! Can afford a super yacht…can’t subsidize their product…make it make sense to me please…
Nyuku@Nyukudaily

@verbose5432 They could but they wouldn’t make a profit period. Steam doesn’t have the abikity to subsidize like the big 3

English
1
0
0
10
Lyrae
Lyrae@LyraeLive·
@SomeRocketGuy01 Saying this like Steam doesn’t take a 30% cut on game sales that they don’t even make themselves…lol
English
0
0
0
5
Some Rocket Guy
Some Rocket Guy@SomeRocketGuy01·
Honestly shocked by the number of people who still haven't realized that game console manufacturers sell consoles at a loss and get their revenue by getting a cut in game sales and making you pay a subscription for online. No wonder the SM price reactions are so unhinged.
Pyo 5️⃣@mrpyo1

Steam machine prices, it's about the same power as a PS5: - $1,049: 512GB Steam Machine (no controller) - $1,128: 512GB Steam Machine + Steam Controller - $1349: 2TB Steam Machine (no controller) $1,428: 2TB Steam Machine + Steam Controller + 2 extra faceplates To compare: - PS5 Digital: $599 - Normal PS5: $649 - PS5 PRO: $899 Insane 💀

English
98
72
999
35K
Lyrae
Lyrae@LyraeLive·
@Antifant_Troet @Sir_Rainbows @BoomaDingo @Sirregenal1 @gunburd And for the sake of financial options, you can subscribe to GeForce now and play all your games from anywhere, even the living room, from basically any device. For the price of a Steam machine, you can subscribe for over 4 years and run games at higher quality.
English
1
0
0
20
Lyrae
Lyrae@LyraeLive·
@Antifant_Troet @Sir_Rainbows @BoomaDingo @Sirregenal1 @gunburd No one expects upgradability from a handheld and the Deck released with comparable pricing and hardware for the time. Machine has nothing to directly compare to. VS PC, it’s not great performance. VS Console, not great pricing. VS handhelds, less portable.
English
1
0
0
12
𝙂𝙐𝙉𝘽𝙄𝙍𝘿🇺🇸
𝙂𝙐𝙉𝘽𝙄𝙍𝘿🇺🇸@gunburd·
I see armies of nerds crying 'Valve wont subsidize my console cheaper - i pinky promise to buy games' like its a charity project are already out in full force. Ask Meta how that strategy worked out. If you cant afford it at $1500 you aint affording $1500 in games either.
Valve@valvesoftware

Steam Machine is here, and you can sign up now: Steam Machine 512GB Steam Machine 2TB Plus bundled versions with Steam Controller Learn more and sign up here: store.steampowered.com/hardware/steam…

English
23
4
171
6.1K
Lyrae
Lyrae@LyraeLive·
@Antifant_Troet @Sir_Rainbows @BoomaDingo @Sirregenal1 @gunburd Like I genuinely don’t care if I see pores in skin or bubble in beer bottles. I would rather a game that looks and tuns smooth. This focus on extremely detailed graphics is a large part of the problem which contributes to higher hardware demands. Least thats my opinion.
English
0
0
0
4
Lyrae
Lyrae@LyraeLive·
@Antifant_Troet @Sir_Rainbows @BoomaDingo @Sirregenal1 @gunburd Except it’s limited by a GPU and CPU that can’t be upgraded. It may not be able to be bricked, but it’s “outdated” before it even reaches shelves. Not an issue if you stick to low-fidelity indies though I suppose. What we actually need atm is devs optimizing for lesser hardware.
English
2
0
0
13
Lyrae
Lyrae@LyraeLive·
@Antifant_Troet @Sir_Rainbows @BoomaDingo @Sirregenal1 @gunburd If your niche is so small that the goalpost for target market is shifting with every criticism, then it sounds like there’s no market for said product. I don’t think this will flop, but it will be the iPhone of gaming. There was a niche for the Stadia once upon a time too…
English
1
0
0
16
Lyrae
Lyrae@LyraeLive·
@Sir_Rainbows @BoomaDingo @Antifant_Troet @Sirregenal1 @gunburd This idea of a smaller PC is so funny. I literally run an old refurb NUC in my living room and Steam Remote Play to the main machine. 800$ savings to not buy a little box that runs games worse. For those that don’t mind extra setup, Moonlight works even better.
English
2
0
1
22
Lyrae
Lyrae@LyraeLive·
@DestinyFomo @PhantomZer013 @K__Med Oh not you specifically - just the general populous 🤣 I feel it’s safe to assume most commenting on the Steam Machine atm are at least somewhat tech savvy lol
English
1
0
1
148
K-Med
K-Med@K__Med·
Unless you really want this tiny form factor, then I wouldn't even recommend it for an entry level PC at all. Who are these reviewers? Look at what you can get for the same price.
K-Med tweet mediaK-Med tweet media
IGN@IGN

The Steam Machine, at $1049, is a bit too expensive to take on the PS5 or the Xbox Series X. But even at that seemingly high price, it’s still one of the cheapest and almost certainly the easiest way to get into PC gaming right now. Our review: bit.ly/4uNi025 #IGNSummerOfGaming

English
15
1
54
8K
Lyrae
Lyrae@LyraeLive·
@DestinyFomo @PhantomZer013 @K__Med Plug in USB, turn on tower, hit button on keyboard, install SteamOS. If this is the hurdle to save 100+$ dollars, when the internet is loaded with free resources, we might be cooked as a society lol Valve should consider selling preconfigured USB’s with software to update ‘em!
English
1
0
2
126
Lyrae
Lyrae@LyraeLive·
I want the Steam Machine to succeed. The deck was the crawling phase, the machine will be the walking phase, and the frame will be the running phase. Prove me wrong Valve, drop a Machine that slaps and makes me want the Frame outta pure FOMO. Send me into debt daddy Gabe~
English
0
0
0
155
Lyrae
Lyrae@LyraeLive·
@Skoshche @PolarStar64 Also I absolutely LOVE Linux and not trying to shit on it. Just after being on all sides of the field (including Mac) they all work great as long as you keep up on updates. Mac is arguably the easiest though. 😅 iPhone is the true sleeper console! 🤣
English
0
0
0
19
Lyrae
Lyrae@LyraeLive·
@Skoshche @PolarStar64 If people were forced to update their PC’s like consoles do - you’d realize how quickly Windows runs like a console. Linux and Proton are not immune to those issues either. Plenty of known bugs and crashes with stock Steam Decks. You just haven’t personally ran into one yet.
English
1
0
1
29
Polar-Star 🏳️‍🌈 🔜 TooManyGames
Polar-Star 🏳️‍🌈 🔜 TooManyGames@PolarStar64·
Can we please stop saying these machines have "no tinkering required", they're literally a PC, one running Linux at that, you ARE going to have to tinker.
Lise 🏳️‍⚧️@N4pstr

so you're saying that for $120 I get a complete out of the box experience, no tinkering required, and one of the best customer support teams in the industry? so the steam machine is actually not overpriced at all? especially since the steam controller is better than an Xbox one

English
85
27
1K
94.8K
Lyrae
Lyrae@LyraeLive·
@JayHooft @Disbearity Hey man, I don’t leave the house these days. But when I did, I lugged my whole ass tower with me. Consoles had it nice when that travel case with the built-in screen and speakers came out. I grabbed one of those fast…lol. Then gaming laptops showed up…
English
0
0
1
12
JKB
JKB@JayHooft·
@Disbearity Yeah, not to shit talk. Just being realistic
English
1
0
0
33
Lyrae
Lyrae@LyraeLive·
But wait, if Gaben is a madman this is part of the long-term. Introducing the #SteamFrame - a modular updatable box. Always relevant for the modern gamer! Then the Steam Machine returns to being the good old remote gaming box it was always destined to be~ I see the vision…
GIF
English
1
0
0
183
Lyrae
Lyrae@LyraeLive·
Multi-factor: -PS5ish level performance (6yr old console) -1k price point clearly not competing with consoles -Size is the only benefit at this point -No GPU/CPU upgrade path, will age out like consoles and require whole unit upgrades Planned Obsolescence in a smaller box.
Oti.exe@Otichoo

"The price is too high nobody will buy it" So i went to newegg and I was able to get a rather similar parts based on the specs they have and i came with this : newegg.io/3c777cc I went to the 2TB version and ... i got rather similar prices?

English
2
0
0
87

Entdecken

@zogvampire @trasselvardias @SomeRocketGuy01 @Antifant_Troet @Sir_Rainbows @BoomaDingo @Sirregenal1 @gunburd