Well now, Syber discounted their Steam Machine line (all three models), and now all but the highest price machine are sold out. This was a one-day sale, and sadly we missed covering it here, but it's worth noting that it did well.
The discount made their cheapest model only $299, which is pretty damn good for what you are getting. So it's not surprising they sold out of their reasonably priced models. I'm starting to really like Syber. Their Steam Machine doesn't look half bad either, don't you think?
Hopefully people won't just stick Windows on it, we could have a big bunch of new SteamOS users on the way folks. I wish we knew how many sold, as they may have only had a very limited stock to test demand.
The fun thing is, with sales like this you could have upgraded the machine to be more powerful and keep it at a more affordable price, heh. I wonder how many people did that in the rush.
Hopefully Alienware will do a sale too sometime soon for the upcoming holidays. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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walther von stolzing Nov 24, 2015
I read 'discounted' as 'discontinued' at first; which made me go ouch.......
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I don't believe many people are going to remove SteamOS from them. Most people just want to plug and play and that's the big feature of Steam Machines, that they are a system ready to use. Else you could just get yourself a PC. :P
The fact that SteamOS on those boxes should be self-updating as well and so requiring no maintenance whatsoever is a big plus, especially for the large crowd who appreciates consoles and that just wants to play, without wasting time messing with PC's. The games selection for SteamOS is quite large too.
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The fact that SteamOS on those boxes should be self-updating as well and so requiring no maintenance whatsoever is a big plus, especially for the large crowd who appreciates consoles and that just wants to play, without wasting time messing with PC's. The games selection for SteamOS is quite large too.
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Mohandevir Nov 24, 2015
Syber Steam Machines are built with standard desktop parts making them easy to upgrade.
Didn't buy one because I don't need one right now, but it would be my #1 choice.
Didn't buy one because I don't need one right now, but it would be my #1 choice.
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rustybroomhandle Nov 24, 2015
Hopefully this doesn't mean they sold poorly and that there was only one production run.
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People will not stick windows on it, this requires buying an expansive licence...
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I reckon those people who desire to play some Windows games will stream them from their desktops, since that was one of the big selling points Valve has emphasized about Steam Machines. I'm pretty sure most people know what they're getting when they buy one.
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I follow loads of gaming/tech/Linux sites and haven't seen it publicised anywhere prior to this. Nice that the sale they had and told nobody about is gaining them so much publicity NOW!
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Considering all newest Windows are nagging you to register and is very PITA to setup pirated versions, I doubt they will get Windows updates. Most likely they will discover they can a) stream games from PC and b) play some of their catalog native.
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Perkeleen_Vittupää Nov 24, 2015
So the next batch will hopefully be available in Europe too and take this thing to flight.
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SystemShock Nov 24, 2015
Wow, really nice Offer ! To sad we're too late.
Hope they are going to produce more of their Steam Machines in the Future and ship them to Germany too.
:-)
Hope they are going to produce more of their Steam Machines in the Future and ship them to Germany too.
:-)
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This might mean they wanted to get rid of Steam Machine business quickly.
Please, let me be overly pessimistic with this.
Please, let me be overly pessimistic with this.
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I follow loads of gaming/tech/Linux sites and haven't seen it publicised anywhere prior to this. Nice that the sale they had and told nobody about is gaining them so much publicity NOW!
Uh, it was advertised directly on the front page of Steam, AND in the Steam client itself.
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Hopefully this doesn't mean they sold poorly and that there was only one production run.
They are testing the waters right now meaning there was probably only one production run assessed from the beginning, with the primary goal of getting an idea of the demand.
However small the quantity might have been, I can't imagine it selling out that quick to be a bad sign under those circumstances.
Some of you guys seriously need to hang up some of those motivational posters at home.
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rustybroomhandle Nov 24, 2015
Well, of all the criticisms against Steam Machines, "It costs more than an Xbox One" is one I see often. At the very least this is showing that selling well at discounted prices does have an effect. If HW folks are getting a commission for games sold via the SteamOS store, they might be able to offer these discounted prices more readily.
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jedidiah_lnx Nov 24, 2015
...ordered one pretty much as soon as I saw the article on Ars. If nothing else, at $300 it should make an epic HTPC replacement for my aging ION1 machines.
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Storminator16 Nov 24, 2015
I waffled on getting a base model yesterday. A thought finally hit me this morning: I could have sold my current rig to make up spending $300 on a new rig. If Syber does this again in the coming weeks, I know what I'm getting. :D Upgrading the video card/power supply sounded cheap as well.
Also of note: optionally in all of Syber's packages they are basically giving away Portal 2, Rocket League, headphones, and a mouse pad as well. Same as with their current Windows packages although the games options are different. Yeah, if they can bring that price down to at least $399 I'm in.
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Also of note: optionally in all of Syber's packages they are basically giving away Portal 2, Rocket League, headphones, and a mouse pad as well. Same as with their current Windows packages although the games options are different. Yeah, if they can bring that price down to at least $399 I'm in.
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Some of you guys seriously need to hang up some of those motivational posters at home.
:D
With last weeks news, I got more pessimistic about it, though I wasn't overly optimistic in the first place...
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LinuxGamesTV Nov 24, 2015
All are sold out now. ^^
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