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• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It doesn’t even exist and I’m already getting insufferably smug Apple heads telling me it’s the best one.

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• brucethemoose@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  M chips are super expensive. They’re optimized for low clockspeed/idle efficiency and pay through the nose for cutting edge processes, whereas most gaming hardware is optimized for pure speed/$, with the smallest die area and cheapest memory possible, at the expense of power efficiency.

  And honestly the CPU/GPU divide over traces is more economical. “Unified memory” isn’t needed for games at the moment.

  And, practically, Apple demands very high margins. I just can’t see them pricing a console aggressively.

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  • deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Good points.

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    • brucethemoose@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      The base Mac Mini is not super powerful. Physically, it’s comparable to AMD Strix Point, which you’d find in any AMD laptop.

      I am not trying to rag on Apple here: their stuff is fine. It’d be beyond excellent for a handheld like the Steam Deck.

      …But a plug in gaming console? Not at the prices they’re asking.

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    • Wispy2891@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      It is “cheap” because they are hoping that someone is stupid enough to pay the upgrades like $200 for 256gb of extra SSD. Or that it later leads to purchasing more Apple devices.

      It’s a gateway drug

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      • Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I love this Apple hater threads. You people are so unhinged about this stuff. It’s great!

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