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Yeah, you're absolutely right. I'm in a slightly different demographic, but am still really interested in the steam machine. I'd be happy building my own gaming rig, but:
1. Pricing out all that stuff, ordering it, building it is a lot of work, I'd want to see some benefit for that work,
2. After pricing it all out, maybe I look at a steam machine and decide it's a better deal.
Realistically, steam machines, consoles, and custom gaming rigs are all approximately the same hardware and the same market. If the price of the steam machine is going up, so is its competition.