Valve always said the Steam Machine would be priced like a PC in its communication and is apparently delaying the launch while waiting for the components market to cool down so you would expect the MSRP might not be final.
The leaked prices if they turn out to be correct are perfectly aligned with expectations.
Also, what is this website? It seems like an AI generated submission on a news aggregator which contains a list of sources which would have objectively been better links to share. All the other submissions have no comment.
What's the news here, just a clickbait title..?
I'm personally really excited for the Steam Machine, but I'm not sure it makes sense for me to get one. It's a somewhat close side-grade of my current PC, which is working just fine. And we have two very small children, so there is really no benefit to a permanent couch computer for us either.
I’ve just bought a brand new Ryzen 5950x and will probably skip am5 altogether :|
- The PS5 Slim Digital Edition is 12,700 Kč, which is 575 USD.
- The PS5 Pro is 20,000 Kč, which is 958.19 USD.
I think that the PS5 prices are not yet corrected for the new RAM prices as a result of the AI induced shortage.
The steam deck was a success because there was only the aging Nintendo switch on the console side, and absolutely nothing on the "able to run steam" side. And the price was very competitive : 430€ for the most basic model, when several years before the switch was 330€ and the switch 2 is now 430€.
I might pay for that actually. Fiddling with a PC is not fun. There is value in convenience.
800 for a PS5 pro where I need to buy from a single store which historically abused this tactic, no tks
Steam Machine - pre-configured and easier than regular PC, decent 1440p gaming, plays nearly any PC game, remote play support, compatible with my Steam and GoG libraries.
Both sound good actually.
psyclobe•3w ago