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.

  • 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·
        12 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.