{"id":16270,"date":"2025-11-14T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/poll-does-the-steam-machine-pose-a-threat-to-ps5\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T17:00:00","slug":"poll-does-the-steam-machine-pose-a-threat-to-ps5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/poll-does-the-steam-machine-pose-a-threat-to-ps5\/","title":{"rendered":"#Poll: Does the Steam Machine Pose a Threat to PS5?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/poll-does-the-steam-machine-pose-a-threat-to-ps5\/#Poll_Does_the_Steam_Machine_Pose_a_Threat_to_PS5\" >Poll: Does the Steam Machine Pose a Threat to PS5?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Poll_Does_the_Steam_Machine_Pose_a_Threat_to_PS5\"><\/span>Poll: Does the Steam Machine Pose a Threat to PS5?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"8ea42d755ce01\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Steam Machine PS5 Poll\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/8ea42d755ce01\/steam-machine-ps5-poll.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/8ea42d755ce01\/steam-machine-ps5-poll.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Steam Machine PS5 Poll\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class=\"\"><\/span> Image: Push Square<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just in case you missed it, Valve announced the (admittedly well-named) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalfoundry.net\/features\/hands-on-with-steam-machine-valves-new-pcconsole-hybrid\">Steam Machine earlier this week<\/a>. And no, it&#8217;s got nothing to do with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0sa2R-PM0Uk\">Daft Punk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an enticingly small box that&#8217;s designed to <em>kind of<\/em> bridge the gap between PC and console. Basically, you can hook this thing up to your TV and use it as a Steam-based console, with full access to your Steam library through a simple account login.<\/p>\n<p>The question though, at least from our PlayStation perspective, is whether it poses any challenge to Sony&#8217;s business.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile insert insert-label\">\n<div id=\"inject-primis-player\" data-src-primis=\"https:\/\/live.primis.tech\/live\/liveView.php?s=117168&amp;vp_content=plembed39b4tigwxqjz&amp;cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&amp;playerApiId=primis_player_float&amp;schain=1.0,1!ziffdavis.com,22392450815,1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>To be clear, Valve has explored this idea of console-leaning hardware before. Back in 2015, the company launched a series of gaming PCs that used SteamOS. At the time, the same question of there being a new competitor in the console space was raised \u2014 but it soon became obvious that Valve was mostly just testing the waters.<\/p>\n<p>This iteration of the Steam Machine is much more unified in terms of vision, however, and Valve is launching it off the back of the success that it&#8217;s found with the Steam Deck. It immediately feels like a more considered effort to expand Steam&#8217;s potential reach.<\/p>\n<p>As for how it&#8217;ll actually stack up to the PS5 when it launches next year, the Steam Machine is reportedly weaker than Sony&#8217;s base hardware \u2014 but it should still be more than capable of running the heavy hitters of this generation.<\/p>\n<p>Trying to muscle in on the console market is <em>incredibly<\/em> difficult \u2014 as evidenced by a distinct lack of fresh competition for several decades now. We&#8217;re even at a point where Xbox has changed the direction of its entire brand in a bid to remain relevant going forward.<\/p>\n<p>It may all come down to cost, then. If Valve can position the Steam Machine as a relatively inexpensive and highly efficient way to play your favourite games, then we dare say there&#8217;ll be a market for it. Whether that&#8217;ll be enough to steal some \u2014 or any \u2014 of Sony&#8217;s thunder, remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>But what do you think? Will PlayStation be keeping an eye on the Steam Machine, or is it going to go down as a well received, but more hardcore device, much like the Steam Deck? Vote in our polls, and then explain your reasoning in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile insert-extended lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_X691823D8D6D81\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250,300x600\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-2\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e @ 1763186823 --><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/features\/poll-does-the-steam-machine-pose-a-threat-to-ps5\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poll: Does the Steam Machine Pose a Threat to PS5? Image: Push Square Just in case you missed it, Valve announced the (admittedly well-named) Steam Machine earlier this week. And no, it&#8217;s got nothing to do with Daft Punk. 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