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I mean yes and no. We've already seen AAA devs giving attention to the much less powerful Steam Deck. Many of them going so far as to include a graphics preset for it. That's part of the point of Steam hardware, to give devs a popular and standard hardware target for development.
Will all of them? No.
Some devs already target Steam Deck verified compatibility. Any attention to the Steam Deck helps the Steam Machine too, you'd just be playing the game in higher resolution and higher frame rate. The combined market may be more appealing to devs, but I don't see the Steam Machine selling enough to make a major difference here.
Are the Steam Machine's components good enough to run PS5 ports?
Yes, it's only slightly weaker than PS5, it's much more powerful than Steam Deck
Yes, it’s only slightly weaker than PS5
This would make it a good enough system, but not one for the next 10 years.
It's still an upgrade for 70% of Steam users
There were games from my wishlist on sale that I haven't bought because my current system isn't ready. So I'm in the market for a new PC. (And because Windows 10 support runs out in October 2026.)
One of the games is a PC port of a PS5 game. If the trend continues, I probably want to run a PC port of a PS6 game in 2032. Preferably on a PC I bought in 2026.
Depends on how much it sells. The Steam Deck has had an impact, the Steam Machine will also be targeted if it sells.
If someone targets the deck, then the machine is pretty much already covered.
Kinda, there's also the fact that devs can target specific hardware, not just hardware levels.
They cared enough for the Deck.
So probably?
devs dont have to worry about targeting the steam machine, imo.
they stated that the steam machine will be better than 70% of computers on steam, based on their survey reports. if so, devs shouldn't be too worried about the power that the steam machine can crank out if a dev is already trying to target most steam users.
only thing a developer would have to (probably) worry about is anticheat.
I say all of this as a non game developer lol
I think what people are forgetting that steam machine is literally a PC. It’s not a console to port something onto it. As long as the game supports proton it runs on it
Will studios focus on the RTX 6090 or give slower machines a chance?
Any studios that make games that require an RTX 6090 aren't worth your time or money. These studios tend to make unoptimized slop.
Also, both the RTX 4090 and 5090 are notorious for catching on fire, despite being horribly expensive. Don't waste your money on 90-class cards.
A good amount of devs cared about the PS Vita and a good amount care for getting a Steam Deck verified badge. If the Machine can pull off another 5-10 million Linux user, not bad. Not many studios focus on the RTX 4090/5090. The most popular console of the last decade was the first Switch. PC emulation on Android as it matures may be a bigger target someday to attract sales for developers
Some will no doubt. There will be some that don't.
All depends on the sales numbers. Since the Steam Deck and Steam Machine both use Linux it gets more and more interesting.