Tariffs, component volatility, and Valve’s tolerance for losses all lead to uncertainty.

The title is a bit misleading, as the article lists diverging analysts’ opinions, ranging from Valve willing to sell at a loss or low margins, to high prices due to RAM and SSD price volatility.

  • whaleross@lemmy.worldEnglish
    121·
    14 days ago

    If this post is intended as discussion material; No, not as long that I have my stationary computer that fills my gaming needs.

    • dukemirage@lemmy.worldEnglish
      125·
      14 days ago

      I guess if you have a stationary computer that fills your gaming needs you really aren’t the target group regardless of the price.

      • CallMeAnAI@lemmy.worldEnglish
        25·
        14 days ago

        I have two consoles for the family and casual gaming I’d LOVE to replace.

        This ain’t it.

      • JustKeepStretching@lemmy.worldEnglish
        222·
        14 days ago

        Who is?

        There is zero market for an underpowered “PC” console with less VRAM than literally every other current console including switch 2 that is gimped from half of PC games by Linux.

        This thing just does not make any sense

        Unless they reveal a huge list of exclusives, this is dead in the water.

        • Domi@lemmy.secnd.meEnglish
          17·
          14 days ago

          There is zero market for an underpowered “PC” console with less VRAM than literally every other current console including switch 2

          The Switch 2 only has 12 GB of LPDDR5X shared memory between CPU/GPU. 3 GB are reserved for the system, that leaves you with about 9 GB shared between CPU and GPU.

          The Steam Machine uses GDDR6 and has 8 GB of dedicated VRAM.

          • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.auBanned from communityEnglish
            11·
            11 days ago

            This steam machine is woefully underpowered compared to the PS5 and series X, and they’re going to be replaced in the next 2-3 years max.

        • boboliosisjones@feddit.nuEnglish
          13·
          14 days ago

          Of course there is. I would much rather have this than a gaming console. Don’t have to re buy any game and all the benefits of the PC library of games. Perfect for couch gaming and possibly doubling as a media device.

          The list of exclusives you refer to is literally PC games, a library massively larger than any console on the market.