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Video games spending by young Americans is dropping sharply, report suggests (www.gamesindustry.biz)
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[–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I could probably build a gaming PC that matches the Series S for $500 with an AMD APU, some Ryzen thing with integrated graphics, no discrete GPU. The Steam Deck makes it work in a handheld format, I can do it in a PC case. Or, go buy used. There's gonna be a lot of perfectly game capable machines being sold off because they won't run Win 11. Slap Linux + Steam on there and you're gaming.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Ok, so you think the mass market likes buying used stuff? Because as far as I’m aware the average consumer would rather buy a new lower end device than a used higher end device.

    But yes the next Xbox has already been teased as running an AMD chip that will be sued across form factors , so you get where they are coming from. They are not about to let Valve and Linux run with the PC market, which continues to grow while the console market continues to shrink.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    next Xbox

    If it's really a PC, I bet AMD customized Strix Halo (their 40 CU APU) for Microsoft instead of doing a fully custom chip like before.

    It'd save them money (as custom chip tapeouts are 9 figures last I heard). I bet Microsoft couldn't help themselves, heh.

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