I don’t personally need a Steam Machine. I already have a desktop PC and I’m comfortable building and maintaining my own hardware. So this isn’t coming from someone defending a product I want for myself. That said, a lot of the criticism seems to come from a place of elitism, even if it’s not always intended that way. Comments like “just build it yourself” often assume that everyone has the time, interest, knowledge, and desire to research parts, build a system, deal with potential issues, and optimize performance and thermals. For many people that simply isn’t the case. According to Valve’s latest Steam Hardware Survey, the majority of Steam users are still running RTX 30-series GPUs or older. RTX 40 and 50-series cards combined only make up roughly 25-30% of the user base. When people argue that you can easily build something much better for less money, they’re often speaking from an enthusiast perspective rather than reflecting what most Steam gamers actually have or want. Building something meaningfully better than the Steam Machine in a similar small form factor is also more expensive than many seem to realize. A realistic Mini-ITX/SFF build with a RTX 5070 Ti or 5080, 32GB DDR5, good cooling, and a quality SFX power supply currently sits in the $1900–2300+ range in parts alone. Small form factor components carry a premium, and current GPU and memory prices make high-performance compact builds noticeably more expensive. Recent testing from Gamers Nexus showed that the Steam Machine can handle most modern AAA titles reasonably well at 1080p and 1440p with sensible settings and FSR upscaling. It only really struggles in demanding ray tracing workloads. For what it is - a compact living room PC - that level of performance is perfectly usable for many people. It’s also worth noting that the Steam Machine has reportedly already sold out in Japan, even though official sales numbers aren’t available yet. Japan tends to value small form factors and living room gaming, so early sell-outs there indicate real demand for this type of device. The Steam Machine isn’t trying to be a high-end custom gaming PC. It’s a finished, compact system with official support, designed for people who want easy access to their Steam library on the TV without having to build or optimize anything themselves. That comes with clear compromises in raw performance and upgradability, but it also removes a lot of the hassle that comes with building and maintaining a small form factor PC. For the right person - someone who values convenience, size, and simplicity over maximum performance per dollar - it makes sense. For people who enjoy building and already have a capable desktop, it’s probably not the right choice. Both can be true at the same time.

To everyone commenting on or sharing opinions about John Davidson and the BAFTA 2026 incident: Let’s talk facts, not just feelings. John Davidson has lived with Tourette Syndrome for over 40 years. He’s one of the UK’s most respected advocates: awarded an MBE in 2019 for his work, executive producer and real-life inspiration for the BAFTA-nominated film I Swear (which just won awards at the 2026 ceremony), and he runs community support while educating people about the condition for decades. A small subset of Tourette’s (about 10%) includes coprolalia — involuntary swearing or slurs. These are not thoughts, beliefs, or choices. They’re neurological misfires in the brain, often triggered by stress, anxiety, or the very taboo nature of the words (because taboos make them “stick” in the brain’s wiring). It’s comparable to an epileptic seizure: you can’t “just hold it in” without making things worse for many people. John warned BAFTA/BBC in advance that anxiety would worsen his tics — they seated him near a microphone anyway, and the broadcast (on delay) wasn’t properly edited at first. In his first interview (Variety, Feb 24, 2026), John described feeling “a wave of shame” and “shame and embarrassment” when his tics ramped up. He left the auditorium early to avoid distressing others, has privately reached out to Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo, and others to apologize (even though he stresses: “My tics have absolutely nothing to do with what I think, feel or believe. It’s the opposite of what I believe.”), and he questions in hindsight whether the mic placement was wise. Ignorance is the real problem here — not the tic. Calling it “racism no matter what,” demanding public apologies as if it were intentional, or reducing him to “unacceptable” without context… that’s ignorance. It’s like berating someone with Parkinson’s for shaking or someone with autism for a meltdown. It fuels stigma, increases anxiety, and makes public life scarier for everyone with Tourette’s (many in the community are now sharing fears of leaving home, potential violence, or calls for isolation). It helps no one — not the people hurt, not John, not the Tourette’s community. And performative virtue-signaling — posting “black pain first” or “unacceptable no matter the reason” while ignoring the medical reality — is just that: performative. Empathy isn’t zero-sum. We can hold space for the pain felt by MBJ, Delroy Lindo, and others and understand that John didn’t choose this. BAFTA and BBC have apologized (BAFTA acknowledged the harm and his lifelong work; BBC for not editing the slur out of the delayed broadcast initially). They failed in duty of care — but punishing John for his neurology doesn’t fix that. Let’s learn instead of just punishing. If you encounter someone with Tourette’s (or any neurodivergence): Let the tics happen. Laugh along (if appropriate), ignore them, or offer quiet support — but never demand an apology for something involuntary. It reduces stress (which often worsens tics) and makes the world safer for them. And remember the old saying that still holds true: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Words from a tic aren’t the person’s — they’re the condition’s. They carry no real weight unless we give it to them through ignorance instead of empathy. Thank you to John for decades of courage and advocacy. Let’s do better — choose understanding over outrage. ❤️

Yo @Funcom @DuneAwakening I had a little "support" with @grok about Ring Mouth. Here is the fun response.. Danish; but still fun 🤣🤣 grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtMg%3D…

Want to try a new great boardgame with an inspiration from Twillight Emperium and fun for 1 to 4 players with many replayabilty and many hours of fun?! Then take a look at Sky Empire from Greymarsh Games! gamefound.com/en/projects/gr…

You are right... use Grok instead.

So @wbuxtonofficial would not have the stewards to do their job and let drivers break the rules and not pay the consequences. No just let them deal it out on track. Sure but then it would not be a gentlemans sport and why do we then have rules?! Dumb thing to state on camera!

yo @PdxInteractive fix your shit! I just changed my password via the forums application. But guess who still can't get in. It's like you know I'm trying to get access to write a request to ask for adding of true Windowed Mode for CK3 and not this forced Fullscreen Borderless Window Mode. I love the game; but today I started to hate your lazyness!

This is for @Pilestedt and @ShamsJorjani as well! Its great and all that you patch the game. But that s not the only big issue you need to look at. You really need to look at your staff and how they work. You have some of the most toxic and unhinged mods and CM's. I left the discord months ago because it was embarrassing to look at. Now you go and ban CC's for citing and screen share content from you public discord. As someone who have worked in support and customer service; I see a company that is easy to hve their feelings hurt and lash out. Decisions are often taken on hurt feelings rather then by logic and principles. On principles your game is lost. It has some very big potential; but your customer service is throwing shades all over you! Im referring to the ban of OhDough from your "public" discord server - youtu.be/3FfwkQeK0SM?si=tq3V…

It's insane how narrow minded so many Lando "fans" are. They are starting to argue that the switch back in Hungary was for Lando to be a teammate to Oscar. But in reality it was the team that made a huge mistake that essential gifted Lando P1. They then saw the huge mistake and asked Lando to remedy their mistake and give the lead to Oscar who had earned the lead at the start. Now they paint Oscar as the bad guy for taking the lead at lap 1. Well.. As history have shown us. The Bad Guys becomes WDC 😂

Bro you what?! 😂🤡#shamilton

So I read about a comment of a @PeterDWindsor about him comparing the end of the Australian go with Abu Dhabi 2021. You can compare those when the WDC is going to be decided at the Australian GP 2023. Oh wait.

Som e Yuki ended P11 in Bahrain and now also here in Jedda.. Has he beeniø infected by @jarno_opmeer P11 syndrome? 🤔🤣

No @Twitch Denmark is not part of Germany; so we don't need comercials about some German candy. It looked good; but fail.

It's a shame that Firefly din't get more seasons. I really liked @NathanFillion as a Space Cowboy. Atleast he reprised Mal back in Castle; that was a great littel cameo

SUIIII @jarno_opmeer ! GG's

is it just me is the web viewer that @NBA uses really bad?! I remember the viewer back in the days. That was awesome and you could see time stamps and all.