800 Euros is $930 US which is probably close to reality, but the problem is gaming pricing as a rule looks at the number as being comparable without conversion.
So you get sillyness like the PS5 Pro launching at $699 US but £699 and €799. Even though that conversion comes out to be $699 $937 and $930.
I could see them launching at $1,000 US and then trying to go “Well, that’s the same as £1,000 or €1,000” when it’s not.
The Steam Deck is $650 for the 1TB OLED version.
The Steam Machine reportedly has 6x the power and a 2TB version.
Why is $950 out of the realm of possibility?
For real! And you see all those comments about “Why isn’t it priced like a console?” and I’m like “My brother in Christ, have you SEEN console prices lately?” $600, $650, $700, $750, $800?
Handhelds are even worse.
I love all the articles going “It’s going to cost more than you expect!!!” and I’m like “Really? Because I ‘expected’ around $1,000…”
It’s like people haven’t been watching pricing in the last year or so…
The worst part is, late in the game they reveal a tunnel system… that does nothing. You can’t access it, it’s just two holes in the ground. LOL.
Still a delight to play!
I’d think, at least for the existing Steam Decks, it would involve some kind of internal modification as well since they don’t do charging like this.
Well, from the Steam Deck tech specs page:
Processor
6 nm AMD APU
CPU: Zen 2 4c/8t, 2.4-3.5GHz (up to 448 GFlops FP32)
GPU: 8 RDNA 2 CUs, 1.6GHz (1.6 TFlops FP32) APU power: 4-15W
RAM 16 GB LPDDR5 on-board RAM (6400 MT/s quad 32-bit channels)
Then what we know about the Steam Machine, also from the tech specs page:
CPU Semi-custom AMD Zen 4 6C / 12T up to 4.8 GHz, 30W TDP
GPU Semi-Custom AMD RDNA3 28CUs 2.45GHz max sustained clock, 110W TDP
RAM 16GB DDR5 + 8GB GDDR6 VRAM
See how they run on the Steam Deck and then consider the Steam Machine is apparently 6x more powerful.
Baldur’s Gate 3:
Clair Obscure:
Cyberpunk:
Jedi Fallen Order:
Jedi Survivor:
Transport Tycoon Deluxe:
I can see unplugging the Raspberry Pi in the bedroom and replacing it with the Steam Machine.
I mean, I find my Steam Deck powerful enough and this is, what, 6x over the Steam Deck?
I could deal with the text size, but the controller mapping was a pain.
“11+ years of service — 36 months’ salary”
Man, I wish my company would do that, I’d resign, pay off my house! 😉 I’d even have money left over!
Won’t help with titles like Destiny 2 which require Windows.
It was hilarious, and less of a control issue and more of a “2 death scenarios executing at the same time.”
Way back in the day, Tomb Raider, there was this pit, with a break away floor, and water beneath it.
Fell, hit the platform breaking her neck, then the platform dropped her in the water, twitching and drowning. It was horrifying!
Yup. This. To the point where, playing FFVII the first time I was like “Oh, shit, better not give Aerith anything important…”
Look at the games you want on Steam and verify they’ll work to your satisfaction.
I thought “surely they’re kidding about the dating thing…” Oh no, no you are not. In fact, the CEO brought it up TWO YEARS AGO…
Michael Pachter is, was, and always will be a complete idiot. Back in the PS2 era he stated that it was no big deal if Sony sold out in North America, they could just move units over from Europe… ignoring the fact that both the video and electricity standards don’t match.
$700 isn’t a “death sentence”, know how we know this?
ROG Xbox Ally X - $1000
PS5 Pro - $750
Xbox Series X - $650
ROG Xbox Ally - $600
PS5 - $550
Steam Deck - $550
Xbox Series S - $450
If Valve REALLY wanted to break people’s brains, they would release a “Supply your own RAM and storage” version for $399.