Gabe:

yeah idgaf, just make sure you install steam on it.

All nodes lead to Steam

And that system I'm sure doesn't have HDMI-CEC like basically every general GPU. So one of the biggest conveniences of a console that Valve had to specifically develop custom hardware for is missing, like nearly every gaming PC for whatever reason.

Valve should sell a barebones version of the Steam Machine without SSD or RAM for whatever that price would be.

I am sorry, you lost me. Could you elaborate a bit more?

Why would assembly take two weeks for this?

TL; DR - you can control some aspects of your TV (volume, input selection, etc) if your TV and GPU supports the HDMI-CEC protocol. I'm not sure if many retail GPUs support CEC, but I'm guessing the OP is suggesting they are few and far between.

Ah, thanks. I just didn't get whether the implication was the Steam Machine would support it and the French Stim machine would not.

Helldivers: starts heavy breathing

As far as I know they don't exist at all. It's just not really needed for PC gpus

I'd stim too if I'd had to deal with Windows

Just use KDE connect? Everybody always has their phones on them, and now everyone can have their own remote for free!

Also, if you use an AV-receiver, you can switch all devices on with just the controller. That, in my eyes is a huge USP for the Steam Machine. Of course anyone can build a PC on a similar budget. But that won't work as well as a living room gaming device.

The point of a console replacement is to be turn key, so ram ssd are required