Yeah I was thinking of just grabbing a steam machine for my next box instead of a framework or something. If this pricing isn’t stable for the next, idk, decade? Probably not.
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morgan_423@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
They lost me at that price point, sadly. And I was really looking forward to this thing launching.
Valve makes damn good products, I’m rocking a Steam Deck and a SC in my personal collection, and love them both.
But my next PC upgrade was looking to be just that… a power upgrade. That was the main focus.
The small form factor, the excellent presentation, and the Valve quality that we all know this is going to have… they would have been nice. But right now I’m looking for equal or better than SM performance regardless of form factor, and I have my sights on a couple of options to get that at least a couple of hundred dollars cheaper. Sorry Gabe.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
potustheplant@feddit.nl 13 hours ago
8gb of vram in 2026 is not what a “good product” would have. It also costs more than a similar diy pc, performs worse and can’t be upgraded. This thing is doa.
TwiddleTwaddle@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 hours ago
It can absolutely be upgraded, DIY is always going to be cheaper, and at current prices more ram would cause an outsized price increase compared to the performance gains.
8GB ram is also more capable than you might think.
theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
I think the argument being made is that the performance level of this box is not really acceptable for a game-console-replacement product in 2026.
jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
At $900, the PS5 Pro isn’t THAT much cheaper…
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 7 hours ago
The performance is terrible compared to the PS5 Pro. The performance is pretty bad when compared to the base PS5, which is half the price.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 7 hours ago
Not in any way that matters. It has a non-upgradeable SoC. You can’t just take out the CPU or GPU and replace them.