8GB just isn't enough for modern AAA games. Battlefield 6, probably the most highly optimized AAA game to have come out in the past few years, still has a 16GB RAM minimum and Arc Raiders, which is also incredibly optimized, still has a 12GB minimum. Games are only going to become more resource hungry from here, so 8GB in early 2026 would be a terrible idea.

▲ cheema33 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> most highly optimized AAA game to have come out in the past few years, still has a 16GB RAM minimum.

Are you talking about VRAM or system RAM? Steam machine has 16GB of system RAM and is expandable. VRAM is limited to 8GB.

	▲	Yokolos 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I'm talking about RAM. Otherwise I would've written VRAM. I was replying to a comment saying it would be better if the Steam Machine had 8GB of RAM and 16GB of VRAM.

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▲ wiredpancake 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Battlefield 6 being "highly optimized" is a joke.

Runs pretty poorly on a RTX 4080 with 5800X3D @ 1440p.

It also legitimately looks worse than the Battlefields that predate it, even up to Battlefield 1, which is over a decade old now.

A better example is Arc Raiders.

▲ vel0city 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

https://www.ea.com/en/games/battlefield/battlefield-6/system...

    Minimum PC System Requirements

    OS: Windows 10 (Proton, maybe, probably anti-cheat issues)
    Processor(AMD): AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (Yep √ )
    . . .
    Memory: 16GB (Yep, 16GB of system RAM √ )
    Graphics Card(AMD): AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 6GB (8 GB of RAM √ )

I do agree 8GB of VRAM is a little low for a device to release in 2026 though. But it technically does meet all memory requirements for Battlefield 6.

	▲	Yokolos 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I was replying to a comment saying it would be better if the Steam Machine had 8GB of RAM and 16GB of VRAM. My point being that 8GB of RAM, not VRAM, would not be sufficient.