Comment on Steam Hardware [new Steam Controller, Steam Machine, and VR headset Steam Frame, coming in 2026]
melonhusk@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
2026 feels like a lifetime away but my wallet already feels the impending doom. Guess ramen it is for the next few years.
echodot@feddit.uk 1 day ago
I’m reckoning about $1,280 all in for the controller, VR headset, and Steam Machine.
I can’t see it being much more than that because otherwise you would be better off just getting your own build and putting Linux on it.
Nibodhika@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I think you’re way off, they said that they will price the GabeBox like a PC and not a console, that probably means the price for it will be around 1k since that’s what a similar PC would cost, here’s an example of the price of a prebuilt PC with a 7600 which is the GPU that they mentioned as being the closest to the one they use periphio.com/…/firestorm-7600-prebuilt-amd-gaming…
Also the Frame was mentioned as being priced less but close to the Index, and the Index was also 1k with the base stations, so I think the Frame will likely be very close to that as well.
The controller I would guess around $70, but there’s likely to be one together with the Machine, so all in all I think we’re looking closer to 2k. But I would be very happy to be wrong.
echodot@feddit.uk 1 day ago
Really I don’t think so. I don’t know quite where you’re getting your prices from because I could definitely build assembly spec computer for under $700, especially if I was building in bulk which obviously Valve are.
I feel like they know that no one’s going to buy it at $1,000.
David_Eight@lemmy.world 1 day ago
$1000 would totally be dead on arrival. Framework sells there far superior PC for $1200
-8 core zen 5 vs. 6 core zen 4/zen 4c -32 cu RDNA 3.5 vs. 28 cu RDNS 3 -32 Tiles NPU vs. 0 NPU -32GB LPDDR5x-8000 memory vs.16GB DDR5 + 8GB GDDR6 VRAM
David_Eight@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The Gabe box is more laptop-esque than PC really. The Steam Machine GPU is closer to a 7600m as both use (28cu) vs the desktop 7600(32cu).
Afaik the CPU is only 2 full zen4 cores and 4 zen4c, which would also save on cost. But, honestly I don’t remember where I read that so don’t take the CPU part as fact. If I find the source I’ll link it later
Nibodhika@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Still, my point was about the price guess that the other guy made. Valve was very clear that it would be priced as a PC and not a console, consoles are around the 500 mark, so it would be at least 700 otherwise they would have mentioned aggressive pricing or something.