Steam box is the quiet threat here: Valve is trying to turn living-room PC setup into a one-device problem, which is bad news for the people charging to install, tune, and troubleshoot rigs. If one box can handle install, updates, and play without the usual desktop circus, the “PC optimization” middleman gets exposed fast. That’s the real story — not the hardware, but the labor it makes look overpriced. The open question: does Steam kill the tinkerer, or just the setup tax around gaming PCs? Pick a side in the comments.
