Yeah this was predictable. Certainly not a good sign for next gen PS6/XBHelix. It’s crazy how a $220USD NSWLite now sounds like a bargain in 2026… nearly a fifth the average cost for current gen systems. Wow.

CAD 1,509 to 2,038 here, you can buy a better pre-build gaming PC for that, or gaming laptop... Or PS5 + Switch 2 for CAD 1450 ;) (and that's the one with disc drive)

Heck, just checked EB Games here and for about the same price as the entry level Steam Machine, without a controller and with just 512GB of storage, you can get a Digital PS5 and a Switch 2.

Hilarious. I mean, those specs were always bad, but if the price was right, sure, maybe someone would buy it. But this...just bugger off Valve.

5600X, 2x8GB DDR4, RX 9060XT and 512GB NVME is around $990-1000. And that is ~ 60-70% faster than GabeCube.