▲ 154 ▼ Are you ready for a $1,000 Steam Machine? Some analysts think you should be. (arstechnica.com) submitted 1 year ago by BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com to c/games@sh.itjust.works 143 comments fedilink hide all child comments The title is a bit misleading, as the article lists diverging analysts’ opinions, ranging from Valve willing to sell at a loss or low margins, to high prices due to RAM and SSD price volatility. cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blackeco.com/post/2330473
[+] Hannibal@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] M1ch431@slrpnk.net 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) You're fundamentally misunderstanding what this development means for gaming affordability. Not having to buy a scarce, way overpriced Nvidia (or even AMD) external/discrete GPU to play the latest games means that PC gaming is a whole lot cheaper. If game developers are optimizing for hardware like the Steam Machine - budget external graphics cards and iGPUs suddenly become viable again as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago* Especially with the llm crash, this may keep the fabs running Its some degree of good from like every direction. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tjr@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago (1 child) Investors? Valve is a private company permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DoPeopleLookHere@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 months ago* That doesn't mean it doesn't have investors. It means it's not publicly traded. Private investment buy company stock directly. That's the premis behind VC fundraising permalink fedilink source parent
[–] M1ch431@slrpnk.net 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) You're fundamentally misunderstanding what this development means for gaming affordability. Not having to buy a scarce, way overpriced Nvidia (or even AMD) external/discrete GPU to play the latest games means that PC gaming is a whole lot cheaper. If game developers are optimizing for hardware like the Steam Machine - budget external graphics cards and iGPUs suddenly become viable again as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago* Especially with the llm crash, this may keep the fabs running Its some degree of good from like every direction. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago* Especially with the llm crash, this may keep the fabs running Its some degree of good from like every direction. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tjr@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago (1 child) Investors? Valve is a private company permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DoPeopleLookHere@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 months ago* That doesn't mean it doesn't have investors. It means it's not publicly traded. Private investment buy company stock directly. That's the premis behind VC fundraising permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DoPeopleLookHere@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 months ago* That doesn't mean it doesn't have investors. It means it's not publicly traded. Private investment buy company stock directly. That's the premis behind VC fundraising permalink fedilink source parent