Shuhei Yoshida, a renowned game developer and PlayStation veteran, has tested the Steam Machine and shared his thoughts.
Yoshida summarized his impressions in an X/Twitter post. The developer appreciated the device's core purpose, the ability to play Steam games in the living room, and called it "reason enough to keep it." He also praised the easy-to-use UI, the ability to boot up by pressing a button on the Steam Controller, which he called a "killer feature," as well as the changeable face plate and random boot-up videos.
On the other hand, the developer noted some drawbacks, pointing to the 3D performance and 1080p resolution, comparing the latter to the PS4 era. He also highlighted the price as a concern, calling it "very unfriendly," making it "hard to recommend to people unless for research."
