- A former PlayStation executive has shared his thoughts on the Steam Machine.
- He finds the gaming performance very underwhelming, going as far as comparing it to the PS4 due to a focus on 1080p gameplay.
- The executive also states that Valve’s pricing makes the hardware hard to recommend.
Valve’s Steam Machine has been available on the market for a while now, but at its $1000+ starting price and relatively modest performance, not many gamers have been enthused about the release.
A former PlayStation executive has also recently shared his thoughts on the hardware, claiming that it is hard to recommend to people due to a few critical shortcomings.
Why it matters: The Steam Machine had the potential to rival consoles like the PS5 and Xbox Series S|X due to the advantage of its PC ecosystem and console form factor. However, Valve’s pricing has made it hard to recommend.
According to former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida, the Steam Machine’s performance is its biggest drawback.
The executive finds it disappointing that the console defaults to 1080p resolution, stating that the hardware is similar to a console from the PS4 era in this manner. He also notes that games can sometimes be slow to load on the Steam Machine, despite the overall system UI being easy to use.
The system recommends to default to 1080p – Am I going back to PS4 days?
For context, Valve advertises up to 4K gameplay for the console-PC hybrid, but a default 1080p/30FPS requirement has been set by the company for the Steam Machine verified badge.
In this way, the new hardware does indeed show similarities to the PS4 generation, which is likely why 1080p is also the recommended resolution. Shuhei Yoshida considers Valve’s focus on 1080p a step back.
To nobody’s surprise, he also finds the price a major drawback, noting that the performance, combined with the high price, makes the Steam Machine a hard sell.
The major criticisms aside, Shuhei Yoshida still praised certain aspects of the PC-console hybrid. He appreciated the hardware’s form factor and noted that the Steam Machine’s ease of use as a PC is enough reason to keep it for now.
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