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I‘m always amazed at the amount of people believing the Steam Machine will be sold for the same or less than the most expensive version of the Steam Deck while being six times as powerful.

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Deconceptualist@leminal.space ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Just playing devil’s advocate here. I don’t necessarily disagree with you, but there are some interesting factors at play.

The Steam Machine won’t need a screen or battery, two of the most expensive components on the Deck. So that can go into better CPU/GPU/RAM instead.

Valve proved they can make a successful physical hardware product with the deck. That gives them a lot of negotiating power with AMD to get the best deal they can.

Unlike with the Deck, they’re releasing the new gadgets in almost all major countries simultaneously. That means they’ve may have already started manufacturing months ago, and are benefiting from economy of scale at an entirely new level.
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- themurphy@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Steam Machine is also bigger. Small costs money if you want powerfull.
  
  Also, it’s newer hardware.
  
  I also think it will be priced at least a 100€ above the Deck, but I would also be willing to pay that for a console/living room computer.
  
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TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I’m fully expecting an 800+ USD price tag. And I’ve made my peace with that.

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- snooggums@piefed.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  That's my average, but wouldn't be super surprised if it was up to $1000 due to tariff and AI shenanigans
  
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  - TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Really I’m just hoping it’s not much more than a PS5 Pro or Xbox Series X.
    
    I don’t want either of those, but would love a gaming PC, but don’t have time to build or have the money to shop one really.
    
    So this is a really good above middle ground, assuming it’s less than 1k.
    
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- Anissem@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Please Valve take my moneys
  
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