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About 3 weeks ago (well past the original reservation period) I decided I might as well put myself on the reservation list for the steam machine (512Gb + controller) and yesterday, I already received my notification that I am able to purchase the damn thing. I expected to wait way longer, at least until next year.
Are turnarounds this short to be expected?

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[–] blunderworld@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

I don't think the Steam Machine will light the world on fire in the same way as other Valve products. It's a pretty poor value proposition due to market factors outside of their control.

[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago

That's where I'm at on it - I'm not surprised the waitlist is coming down. I like gaming but not enough for that price point.

[–] user_6282638282@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And yet lots of people want one and can't get one, and they're being scalped for several hundred USD markup on eBay.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago

But is that high demand or low availability?