Why does nobody have a Steam Machine? Andrew Bond's viewers answer with prices
His short on Valve's living-room PC passed 240,000 views in six days, one of fifteen uploads alongside a pink gaming PC built for his wife.
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Why does nobody have a steam machine? #tech #steam #steammachine
Andrew Bond asked a simple question about Valve's new hardware, and his comment section treated it like a survey. "Why does nobody have a steam machine?" went up on October 2 and has kept moving ever since, close to a quarter of a million views later, still the busiest thing on the channel.
The answers below it mostly come back to one word: price. Viewers trade guesses about what the machine costs and argue over whether that is Valve's doing or simply what PC parts cost now. A few point back to the Steam Deck as the device that really changed things. And then there are the owners, quietly checking in to say theirs sits under the living-room TV and works fine, which is a fair reply to the title.
It was one of fifteen shorts in a busy week for a channel that bills itself as a one stop shop for gaming and tech. The rest ranged from a Samsung tablet that may or may not be a laptop to a question about billionaires and old phones, which is now the second fastest mover. The most personal one was "Building a pink gaming pc for my wife," tagged with Hyte, the case maker known for its showy glass builds, and it has passed 165,000 views.
The channel as a whole ran slower than its usual pace, and subscribers ticked up modestly. Among the tech review channels near its size, only Zack Shutt gathered more views over the week.
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What viewers say
I have one. It’s my living room as a console. It works great.
@JG-712See it on YouTubeI have one. Connected to my living room TV. It was pricey, but to be able to play my PC games while sitting on the couch has been worth it.
@retro7943See it on YouTubesteamdeck was a industry revolutionary piece of hardware for it's time
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I think its because the price got rid of all the online hype and the only ones who bought are the ones who are genuine fans and gamers
@Smk3yb3arSee it on YouTubeIt's too expensive, but it really isn't Valve's fault. Everything PC related skyrocketed in price.
@VenerableWuXieSee it on YouTubeI have bought and tomorrow will have the Steam Machine ! Waited 3 months for it.
@tomrose3660See it on YouTubeI have one and brought internationally with me for work. It’s doing great. My friend also got his reservation too. They’re coming
@michaelvalentino1245See it on YouTubeThe controllers sold seperately because it can connect to any controller, so usually people have a controller already and dont wana be forced to pay extra when they already have a controller to use.
@jacksonthegameSee it on YouTube
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- Channel
- Andrew Bond
- Subscribers
- 483,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 2,862,408
- Videos published this week
- 15
- Video published
- October 2, 2026
- Video views so far
- 246,988
- Views on its first day
- 55,509
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Valve's handheld Steam Deck first shipped to buyers in which year?
Valve began shipping the Steam Deck in February 2022.