u/deliriousdreams — deliriousdreams

I approve of Kuromi.

Am I sure it's the shipping company and not Valve? Yeah, I'm pretty sure.

I'll break down what happens for me with the shipping companies that service my area.

USPS - can't have informed delivery (I tried) because the person who previously lived here had it and hasn't removed their claim to it.

Its a toss up whether or not I can actually have them physically hold my mail (I have been told my mail will be held and then continued to received mail regardless).

UPS - Hit or miss whether you can get their app or web page to allow you to hold for pickup. I have managed it but it was for an item that required a signature. I've also had them claim to have delivered a package and not actually delivered it. I attempted to file a claim and their website kept kicking me back out to the FAQ page. Eventually after about a week of trying I gave up.

DHL - Has just straight up refused to deliver a package to me and returned it to sender no matter what I did. Phone calls, website, etc.

Fedex - I used to be able to schedule deliveries and hold them for pickup. Haven't been able to do that since COVID.

Theres just not that many options that an entity using a shipping company can control. One of the main ones is signature at delivery. Everything else is pretty much up to the shipping company.

This is a UPS problem. It's their system that doesn't allow you to set up the necessary protocols to pick up or delay delivery or whatever.

And you should make the complaint with them anyway and maybe talk to steam support because at least then there's a paper trail.

I've tried repeatedly with several different shipping company's to set up the delivery options and all of them are equally bad.

I think that data includes the prices for RAM, and the price point they're hoping to sell it at. I don't mind the idea of buying this to literally just put in my entertainment center. I wouldn't even mind upgrading the RAM when it eventually comes down in price or I can save up for it.

But since I already have a steam deck equivalent handheld running Bazzite, I also already have a lot of the peripherals I'd want in order to make this useful for streaming or other services, so it's not a huge barrier to entry for me. The form factor is what I'm looking for too. Without all the stupid LED's and BS.

I love that every single time I see someone mention the older "steam machines" from way back when they lable them as horrible. I own one. It was amazing. I had to download custom software to overclock it because the software limited me more than the hardware. And it wasn't even an i7. For the form factor and the price I paid for it, it was totally worth it and not crappy at all.

I'm looking forward to seeing what steams actual hardware will do.