Not like a console says not a loss leader to me.
Comment on Valve's new hardware will NOT be loss leaders
The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world 9 hours ago
Since they've said it's basically an entry level gaming PC that will cost more than a console, I think the >700, <$1000 speculation is most likely.
someguy3@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Is that part of the quote? Because I just saw “priced like an entry level PC, not like a console”, which was more ambiguous than saying “priced like a console”. One man’s entry level PC is $300, and another’s is $1000. I have a mini PC with the power of a PS4 Pro, which I’d easily consider entry level, and it cost me $530 about a year and a half ago.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 11 minutes ago
I’m right now in the process of building an “entry level PC” from components, here defining it as new currently produced off the rack parts, no used, no refurbished, and with a Ryzen 7500F and a Radeon RX7600 “AMD can’t decide whether their cards get an XT or not, so why should I?” I price it out right at $900. To go much below that, I’m gonna have to resort to some jank.
Dumpster dive a core i5 10400F Optiplex, stick a GTX-980 in it, install Linux Mint and you’re making 120FPS in CS:GO for the price of a foot pic.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 1 minute ago
Your entry level PC is what I would have called high end as little as four years ago. I built a machine in 2021 with a Ryzen 5 5600x and an RX 6800 XT; it still runs the latest UE5 games at high settings. I would call that above and beyond entry level.
The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world 8 hours ago
It's possible I'm just interpreting the quote wrong. I figured they were making the distinction between "console" and "entry level PC" as a way to say "The price isn't set yet, but don't expect this to be $400-500"
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Yeah, leaving it ambiguous like this leads to wild speculation, and I think you misquoted that with your own assumptions. You might be right, but Digital Foundry seems to think $400-$500 is possible. Given the cost of my own mini PC, which is older and requires higher margins than Valve can get away with, I would even believe $400-$500. But we just don’t know. Everyone’s best guess for the price of this thing has a low floor and a high ceiling, which will make this all really funny once we know the actual price.
The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world 8 hours ago
I will be so impressed if they manage that. It would be a day 1 buy for me at that price.
makyo@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
I know they don’t have the same supply chain at all but Apple sells an entry Mac Mini for $600. That makes me feel like a similarly priced Steam Machine is possible.