Idk where you’ve been lately but Apple has gone way budget friendlier with Mac mini’s. You can get a serious machine for $1200
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brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 days agoIt means emulation with pretty much every current title, and graphics driver issues and sluggish game out of the wazoo (as Qualcomm is very different than AMD/Intel/Nvidia).
ARM being more power efficient is also kind of a meme. Intel/AMD can be extremely good when clocked low (which they can do since there’s no emulation overhead), with both the CPU/GPU. Apple just makes x86 look bad because they burn a ton of money on power efficiency, but Qualcomm is more in the “budget” space.
LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The base M4 is a very small chip with a modest memory config. Don’t get me wrong, it’s fantastic, but it’s more Steam Deck/laptop than beefy APU (which the M4 Pro is a closer analogue to).
jacksilver@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I thought he meant more R&D, but even $1200 would be way too expensive for a console (especially a handheld).
LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Base model is $699 IIRC so PS5 pro price if we’re being pedantic lol
jacksilver@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Yeah, I know it would mean emulation, the question is more if they can deliver. Since they state it will work with all Microsoft, Epic, and Steam games. Assuming any of the leaks are right.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Games are complex. Qualcomm/MS may tune it for the most popular titles, but I just don’t see how they can catch up to years of desktop GPU driver development.
jacksilver@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Yeah, that’s exactly what I was thinking.