mereo@piefed.ca 5 days ago
Think about it this way, people. Yes, it may be more expensive than a PlayStation. However, Steam offers numerous deals several times a year, so it will be worth the investment. In the long run, owning a Steam Machine or PC will pay for itself.
Unfortunately, due to the craze of AI server farms, PC parts are becoming more expensive. For example, the price of RAM has doubled, and analysts say that SSDs will suffer the same fate.
I think this geared toward the crowd that plays games, but doesn’t have the latest and greatest hardware nor likes to tinker. This will be an upgrade for a lot of people and the ability to just set it up and play your already existing backlog with ease is the main selling point over power.
It’s an awesome device which will help drive the Linux gaming ecosystem forward, but it’s not for me personally as it doesn’t hold a candle to my PC.
s/backlog/library/g
The real question is if Valve plans to swallow the jumps in price. They must have designed the machine before the price hikes, so I wonder if they already had a price in mind and whether they're gonna stick to it.
RamRabbit@lemmy.world 5 days ago
And you also don’t have to pay monthly for multiplayer!
mereo@piefed.ca 5 days ago
That too!
RamRabbit@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I’m honestly amazed console gamer have accepted paying for multiplayer. I had a PS2, and I remember being excited about buying a PS3. It has a blu-ray player! The graphics are so much nicer!
I never bought a PS3, it had paid multiplayer. Fuck that.