Comment on Steam Deck back in stock, with higher pricing
Lemmchen@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Well, here goes the hope for a sub-1000€ Steam machine.
Comment on Steam Deck back in stock, with higher pricing
Lemmchen@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Well, here goes the hope for a sub-1000€ Steam machine.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Th 512GB OLED model still cost under 800 Dollars. Steam Machine does not include any OLED display, controller or battery. And it does not need to fit in small size. So there are things that help the Steam Machine compared to a handheld. Let’s say you have already a controller and decide to get the cheapest 512GB model of Steam Machine.
femtek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
The big costs are memory, that affects ram and SSDs. Not having a screen is not going to lower the price much.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Off course not having a screen will lower the price much, especially if we talk about OLED. It does not affect the price as much as memory, but it helps not having it. And that is not even the only thing. Yes, the Steam Machine has some other stuff going on over the Steam Deck, like 8GB of additional VRAM (oof) and bigger and better CPU. I am aware of that and that was not my point. I was talking about all the other non memory stuff, that combined still has impact on the price.
femtek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Yeah, but I was saying that it will not offset the price increase from memory related expenses.
TAG@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I assumed that the Steam Machine would be much more powerful than a four year old budget portable computer.
Lemmchen@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Instead of a battery + USB power supply, you have a “normal” power supply. The controller parts of the Deck are basically in the Steam Controller, plus the dock/dongle. The Machine has a huge chunk of metal on the to dissipate the additional heat, whcih also adds to the cost. All of this still needs to fit in an incredibly small form factor and has better, more expensive components plus more RAM in total. Add ~20% VAT because that’s how prices are calculated in the EU. I say the cheapest we might see for a variant with included contoller is 900€ and that’s probably if we’re lucky.
Buffalox@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I thought a controller was generally included with consoles?
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
It will probably come with and without gamepad. As you can use other gamepads too and maybe you have one already. At times like these, having the choice of buying without gamepad to get it 100 Dollars / Euros cheaper is worth a lot.
Buffalox@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I absolutely get that it makes sense that a new console comes without a controller, many people already have controllers.
But a controller is also pretty essential, and controllers get worn out too. So a bundling price of the 2 could also be more attractive for most.