simple@piefed.social to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoValve confirms Steam Machine will be priced ‘like a PC with the same level of performance’www.videogameschronicle.comexternal-linkmessage-square398linkfedilinkarrow-up1711arrow-down113
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minus-squareOhmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoNone of them are comparable to the Steam Machine as it’s not a console. I’m just saying $650 is pretty average console pricing now.
minus-squareSteve Dice@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoIt’s not a console in the same way the Steam Deck isn’t a Switch competitor. I get what you’re saying but putting “console price” at over $750 would just mesh it with PC pricing and then the distinction would be meaningless.
minus-squareOhmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoHmmm let me just look at the title of this post. Oh yeah. PC at PC price. Holy shit no way.
minus-squareSteve Dice@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoAh, brilliant argument. Shall I take this as your agreement that $750 is not console pricing?
None of them are comparable to the Steam Machine as it’s not a console. I’m just saying $650 is pretty average console pricing now.
It’s not a console in the same way the Steam Deck isn’t a Switch competitor. I get what you’re saying but putting “console price” at over $750 would just mesh it with PC pricing and then the distinction would be meaningless.
Hmmm let me just look at the title of this post. Oh yeah. PC at PC price. Holy shit no way.
Ah, brilliant argument. Shall I take this as your agreement that $750 is not console pricing?