Honestly I expect someone to make custom cases for it. If valve don’t release a model there will at least be someone doing a 3d printed model that fits the board.
I personally like wood exterior or utilitarian sheet metal with no lights.
purplemonkeymad@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah, for looks, I’m not sure valve could stop a customization market from popping up even if they wanted to. Case in point: search for “steam deck custom shell”… Ugh, wasn’t planning on customizing my deck, but some of them look pretty good. I bet the steam machine will have ones that make it stand out and others that make it blend in with furniture.
lpinfinity@retrolemmy.com 2 weeks ago
Dbrand already announced a companion cube shell for the steam machine dbrand.com/shop/limited-edition/companion-cube
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
We love wood grain around here
ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Image
digitalfoundry.net/…/hands-on-with-steam-machine-…
The front panel comes off, you can have a steam machine with a wood exterior if you really want