So what kind of price range are we talking about if that’s the case? I’m asking since i haven’t owned a regular and/or gaming computer in years upon years. So i’m kinda out of date with suchs pricing.
“The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.” ― Alan Watts
699-799 euros for the 512GB version
899-999 euros for the 2TB version
But I hope it will be cheaper, because I would be interested in the 2TB version.
Arguing with stupid People is like playing Chess with a Pigeon. No matter how well you play Chess, the Pigeon will knock over all the pieces, poop on the board, and strut around as if it had won.
A quick trip to PC Part Picker suggests that a comparable build from off-the-shelf components would come in at around $500, and that would give you a fully upgradable computer that wouldn't just become e-waste at the moment you decided that you need a better CPU or GPU.
I'd expect that Valve ought to be able to do better because they've got economies of scale on their side. I just don't expect the same aggressive pricing as we got with the Steam Deck because the console market just isn't that competitive any more.
For what it's worth, the difference in price between a 512GB SSD and a 2TB one is currently about $75. If Valve are charging more than that - and I expect that they will, in order to keep the price of the entry-level model down - a DIY upgrade is probably the way to go.
@darkfenrir
I wouldn't take too much stock in that article, their primary source is a single comment made by Linus in a video relaying a conversation he had at Valve. Also I would note that the comment was that they wouldn't "price it like a console" by "subsidising the cost". That's not really addressing the price itself, it's more addressing the approach to pricing. i.e. they won't be selling it at a loss or with very, very tight margins
But as @Matt_Barber said, if you look at the actual raw specs of this thing? If you price out something similar you land at something between the price of the PS5 and PS5 Pro. Maybe slightly closer to the Pro. But that's with PC retailer margins and overheads. I don't expect it to be competitive with Playstation on price but.... the people talking $1000US are out of their minds. $600US probably tracks although, even there, I'm not sure how the tarrifs would play into this
I expect it to be similar in price to the higher end Steam Deck SKUs. Between the 512GB and 1TB SKUs for the 512GB one, a bit more than the 1TB SKU for the 2TB one
Some playlists: Top All Time Songs, Top Last Year
An opinion is only respectable if it can be defended. Respect people, not opinions
I really need to pony up the cash for a 4090, specifically for Valve's upcoming Steam Frame and Upcoming Dream Air SE. I just don't want to deal with the Windows headache and friction/barriers with a traditional PC. Seems like a ritual just to get a game up and running.
Too bad Steam Machine is a less capable PS5. I was really hoping for at least Base PS5 Power or something in between a PS5 & PS5 Pro since VR needs all the power it can get. I'm looking to replace my PSVR2 with the Steam Frame and a PC that's stronger than a PS5 Pro.
I'm only hanging on to my PSVR2 IF Resident Evil 9: Requiem happens, which is a massive deal. And if it does, at least that headset will go out with a major bang. Doesn't get any better than RE VR in the land of VR gaming. RE Village VR was one of the best gaming experiences I've had in the last 20 years. I can only imagine how much better it would of been without reprojection(Motion doubling from 60fps, you need 90 to get rid of it), Pancake Lens Clarity, higher resolution etc. An amazing experience that will all the more mind blowing with more capable future headsets, like a PSVR3 + PS6.
@WaveBoy I got my eye on the Steam Machine especially if Xbox goes the route that everyone says its going. I honestly haven't bother with the PS5. To be truthful Sony hasnt impressed me since the PS2 days I remember the leap from PS1 to 2 was like night and day. Yeah I had a PS4 but that was my third party machine since at the time I got it Wii U wasnt having anything 3rd party and then the whole Xbox One launch botch. Dont get me wrong some games were impressive on the PS4 Spider-man for example and Knack was great but I didnt feel like I needed the PS4 like I did the PS2. Heck once I got my Xbox One and then a Series X I didnt need the PS4 anymore. Yeah there's a few exclusives I want to play like Spider-man 2 but not not bad enough to make me buy a PS5.
I dont know if I am just getting old and these new games just dont appeal to me or what. Heck I got more excited about the AVGN game then any other game lately, although that new Marvel beat em up that came out yesterday looks pretty solid.
But yeah I think next "console" I get will be a Steam Machine just so I can have all my stuff there along with my emulators and such.
RetiredPush Square Moderator and all around retro gamer.
Forums
Topic: PC Gaming
Posts 2,181 to 2,189 of 2,189
Please login or sign up to reply to this topic