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PlayStation Icon Gives Valve's Steam Machine A Rough Review
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- Former Sony executive Shuhei Yoshida shared mixed impressions after testing Valve’s Steam Machine, praising its console-like functionality but criticizing its 3D performance and game load times.
- Yoshida found the Steam Controller’s thumbstick too loose and the touchpad overly sensitive, though he appreciated features like changeable face plates, the user interface, and the device’s compact, quiet design.
- The Steam Machine is regarded as well-designed hardware but falls short of delivering consistently high graphical quality, especially given its high price point, which Yoshida described as "very unfriendly."
- Market factors such as increased memory and storage costs, driven by AI hyperscalers, have pushed the Steam Machine’s price higher than Valve initially intended, limiting its competitiveness.
- Despite its drawbacks, Yoshida values the Steam Machine for enabling Steam gaming on a living room TV and expressed hope to review Valve’s upcoming Steam Frame VR headset.
