Comment on Steam machine prices are live
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 hours agoObviously, no shit. I never meant to imply that this was targeted at me. But I know multiple people who already have a high end computer who would also like this for their living room.
If it was $600 like I’d originally hoped I’d be interested. I wasn’t going to get one day 1, but I’d have picked one up once they’re consistently in stock. But $1000 for mid specs is rough for anyone. Just like the steam controller, Valve has made another hyper niche device.
Rooster326@programming.dev 6 hours ago
The price for everything went up. That “mix spec” PC you were going to build? That went up by the same amount, if not more by the time this is all over
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 hours ago
You’re still paying the premium for getting a low power parts in a small form factor. At half the price it’s a lot easier to justify to someone who doesn’t really care. But at almost twice the price that FPS per dollar difference is a lot higher.
This random ass power spec computer is going to kick the shit out of the steam machine. Again if size isn’t a concern. And I’m sure actual oems have smaller pcs with less compromised performance.