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Looks like some kind of review embargo has been released, ETA Prime's apparently been sitting on a review model Steam Machine for a month.
YT url once more:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=cF6eAM3jhCY
EDIT:
Oh holy shit, we also apparently have prices and a wait list sign up that... apparently closes on June 25th, 10am Pacific time.
https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine
Variant / Price:
512 GB / $1049.00
512 GB + Controller / $1,128.00
2TB / $1349.00
2 TB + Controller / $1,428.00
EDIT 2:
This is all on the same day that we get news that... AMD figured out how to make FSR4 work on RDNA 3 / 7000 series GPUs, and, Steam is currently or just about to push a beta Proton update to Experimental, which will give this thing (as well as any PC w/ AMD 7000 series GPU) FSR4 support for basically any game that currently supports FSR3.
https://www.theverge.com/news/953664/amd-fsr-4-1-upscaling-rx-7000-series-gpus-rdna-3
https://www.eurogamer.net/steam-machine-fsr-4-upscaling-confirmed
So... that's a lot of news.
So how do we feel about these prices?
We feel that they are happy they already have a gaming rig.
RIP to anyone who bought a home after 2019 and anyone who bought anything gaming after Rampocalypse
Gaming was unaffordable before the end of 2020 but it got real bad after the rampocalypse.
They are exactly what I originally thought, 1-1.5 and and I kind of don't really know how you couldn't see this coming. I think it's fair given the external factors. It's a pre built so add 20% to the "parts list" and you get cool features.
For reference I currently run bazzite on a 6700k/2080 ti and also have a steam deck.
I don't think it's bad for what they are specs wise, with the current distorted components market. I do think however that the price is higher than what the target audience will be willing/able to afford to pay which is a shame.
It won't do as well as it should have; I hope that doesn't put valve off the concept. The idea is right, it was just very bad timing for this particular launch.
I am totally open to other people having different stances, but at least for myself, worth it.
I already have an OLED Deck with a 1 TB drive.
So, I can get the 512 GB + controller bundle, and just swap the drives, reflash em with appropriate OS.
$1128 for a 'pc' that can run RDR2 and Cyberpunk 77 at pretty darn good graphical settings, at 1440p, at or over 60 fps average? And fancy pantsy controller?
Good enough, my eyes are starting to go a bit anyways lol, 4K is very likely wasted on me, and I'd love to have a Steam Deck that's basically easier to hold and lighter, as a control option.
That'd be a steal, imo, looking at it in PC pricing terms... which is the way I'm looking at it, because that's the way I'll mostly be using it.
Also I can dress it up as a companion cube.
Ratman loves companion cube, cannot stop testing, needs to keep testing.
I feel like it's gonna sell out either way. Not interested, myself. I'm waiting to see the price of the frame, though, to decide whether I get that or the pimax crystal light.
Let’s wait to see the perfs? From my understanding of the specs I don’t regret building my new pc earlier this year.
... watch the video.
The majority of it literally is performance testing of various games.