Tariffs, component volatility, and Valve’s tolerance for losses all lead to uncertainty.

The title is a bit misleading, as the article lists diverging analysts’ opinions, ranging from Valve willing to sell at a loss or low margins, to high prices due to RAM and SSD price volatility.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blackeco.com/post/2330473

  • yuri@pawb.socialEnglish
    22·
    9 hours ago

    i swear i read somewhere that they were shootin for around $400 for a base model

    • Luffy@lemmy.mlEnglish
      81·
      8 hours ago

      Just saying

      The steam deck was 600€

      The steam Maschine is 4x faster

      I think your math dosent math

      • Lfrith@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        3 hours ago

        Wont be that low, but Steam Deck needed a screen, battery, portable form factor, and inputs.

        So just needing a case and less size and battery power restrictions might make it easier to do more with the same money for the same reason smartphones can be more expensive than PCs and laptops and consoles because of the use case expected of them and the challenge portability adds.

    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      6·
      8 hours ago

      There is absolutely no way they’re selling it for less than $400. Whoever said that has absolutely no idea what they’re talking about.

      They told LTT that they were planning to price it competitively with entry-level PC’s, not consoles