# Brand new Steam Machine hit with 'red line of death' GPU failure after playing No Man's Sky for just five minutes — console 'bricked itself' following update in failure that echoes the horror of the Xbox 360's infamous RROD

> An unlucky gamer has taken to Reddit after their brand-new Steam Machine was hit with a "red line of death" after just 20 minutes of use.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/brand-new-steam-machine-hit-with-red-line-of-death-gpu-failure-after-playing-no-mans-sky-for-just-five-minutes-console-bricked-itself-following-update-in-incident-eerily-reminiscent-of-xbox-360-launch?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a4bc0d5254f0da55deb5657)
- **Published:** 2026-07-06
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #playstation #xbox #steam
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a4bc0d5254f0da55deb5657

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