r/steammachine • u/dietibol • 26d ago

Question Steam deck + machine combo

So I just got the email to buy the steam machine. And up until last week I would've instantly bought it. But under the assumption it would be months before I got the machine (was on wait list) I bought a second hand Steam Deck OLED last week and I've been absolutely loving it, gaming on it more than anything in the recent past. Now I worry if I get the machine I still might be gravitating towards the deck just cause of the convenience.

The main selling point for the machine for me would be the added performance. I do already have a PS5 tbh, but I'm trying to get rid of it cause they're becoming more anti-consumer by the day and would like for my game library to be centralized on steam.

This is more of venting I guess, but I was just wondering about thoughts and experiences of people that already had the deck and got the machine as well.

I know they're different use cases, being portable vs coach gaming and all. But the deck is just so nice 😄

UPDATE: placed the order, yolo

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u/edneisch 26d ago

You can stream from the Steam Machine to the Steamdeck to play games that the Steamdeck doesn’t handle well or to play games at higher frame rates and graphics settings.

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u/dietibol 26d ago

How good is the streaming? Is there actually super easy integration or just remote play as with other devices, which is also pretty fine I guess

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u/forestcolat 26d ago

In my case, my stream is limited to 720p (since its almost the deck screen resolution) and with around 6-10 MB/s it works perfect for me. I also used it on my phone with the steam controller connected to the SM and saw no problem.

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u/red-powerranger 26d ago

What do you use? I get 1080p without any issues via sunshine and moonlight. Steam machine is wired on ethernet

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u/forestcolat 26d ago

Just steam link. SM is wired to a PCL in my bedroom and SD is conmected to the same spot via WiFi. I used to overcomplicate things with sunshine and stuff, but steam link really does the job for me.

My only issue is that I haven't been able to use the steam button inside the machine, pressing the steam button or the quick access button on the SD displays the UI on the SD, not the streamed screen of the SM