u/cronenthal

Wait, there's another queue?

Waitlist (ಥ﹏ಥ) 1TB, EU

Or, you know, producing enough to meet demand from the start. People have gotten so used to sought after items being in short supply, the thought that companies can actually gauge demand quite well and could produce enough stock doesn't even cross their mind anymore.

The lottery is fine, it's the fact it's even necessary I abhor.

No, I'd love there to be enough supply for the vast majority of prospective buyers.

Oh no, the lottery is the most fair way to deal with expected demand far exceeding supply, no question about that.

I just long for a time when there was enough supply right from the start. I can't remember having to queue or wait weeks for sought-after electronics in my youth. I don't even blame Valve here, it seems to be more common everywhere now.

Price is alright given the market conditions, but the lottery really ticks me off.

I miss the time when you could just buy things.

When you actually receive one — in a acouple of months — it'll work.

I'd hope so. Excluding Steam Machine from streaming would be a hilariously bad look.

By the time you actually hold one in your hands it'll likely be fixed.

Very cool! You known what would also be cool? _Releasing the damn thing_!

Nothing makes sense anymore. People will buy anything if it's just hyped up and rare enough, without any regard to it's utility or intrinsic value. Everything has become bored apes.

And I don't mean to dunk on the steam machine itself, it is a good device for a particular niche. But at twice the price? That's perfectly ridiculous.

I really wanted one, but at this price point I can build a considerably more capable mATX PC. If I had a living room screen I might consider it, but as a pure gaming PC it doesn't work for me.

This is great news!

Not just gaming companies. I watch every prodct from a listed compny with suspicion by now.

Here's my confession: I will rarely use it and never sell it. It's my second true collector's item, much like the original. I'm perfectly happy with mouse and keyboard, I just want to own one for the sake of it.

Getting the launch version is the cherry on top.

I did it! Spamming "Continue" actually worked! Now let's see when it gets delivered.

That was very smart, I'll keep that in mind for when the next hardware drops.