As a great fan of the Steam Deck, which runs a very basic, toned-down version of TSW at around 25-35 fps, or higher if it's an older route, I am very interested in the Steam Machine. Its ability to let you put games in sleep mode would be a great solution for longer runs in TSW. However, its specs are not that special. I'm not tech savvy, but does anyone here have an idea of how well Steam Machine would run TSW? (Edit: if it's ever released, of course.) Perhaps a dev could chime in? Here are the Steam Machine specs: Semi-custom AMD Zen 4 6C / 12T Up to 4.8 GHz, 30W TDP Semi-Custom AMD RDNA3 28CUs 2.45GHz max sustained clock, 110W TDP 16GB DDR5 + 8GB GDDR6 VRAM
Well, it’s very simple… This game console isn’t going to happen anytime soon. The costs of almost everything that goes into a computer are currently problematic to extremely severe, especially when you look at RAM prices. Microsoft and Sony also won’t be releasing a new series of consoles in the near future. You simply can’t sell products like these at a competitive price right now. So I definitely don’t expect it in 2026 anymore and possibly not for quite a bit longer.
Smart I definitely think this console has potential! And since it doesn’t use a Microsoft or PlayStation structure, there’s a lot more available for it. Steam has a huge library, especially if the console is priced affordably.
Probably it won't be priced affordably (and probably Xbox Helix and PS6 would be, either) because tech companies obsession with AI and the resulting massive surge of RAM costs..
If you had read my entire story, aside from the cost aspect you would have realized that this is exactly why there won’t be a release and why the consoles have been put on ice.
It's safe to say that you'll be able to launch it and see the menu. Still, this is a system below average in terms of specification + poor TSW optimization + lack of upscalers.
