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this post was submitted on 02 Feb 2026
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Original steam machine came out in 2015. This is why big picture mode was introduced. People liked them but they werent a big seller, and was generally considered a flop. Apparently enough of a flop that some people don't remember it.
I’d like to point out, the “Original Steam Machine” does not exist. Valve never made hardware, they simply released an OS and let other companies release hardware. This IMHO is why the original attempt was doomed to fail from the get go; dozens of hardware configurations each with slightly different spec and driver setups.
A lot of people forget stuff easily. Remeber PSTV? While not a crazy or amazing device PSTV was pretty awesome (to me) before they nuked it, just another in a long line of forgotten tech.
Im surprised I never heard of that. Playstation was my console of choice for several generations before I switched to PC. I used to really pay attention to everything they did.