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[–] ILikeToMeow@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 hours ago

I'm more interested in the Frames, I always wanted to try and get into VR but it was always either too expensive or too Facebook.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 4 points 18 hours ago
[–] TrippinMallard@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

I'll probably get one because I want a living room PC for couch gaming, and mainly want the official hardware support from Valve.

Also the few seconds timing from pressing a button on steam controller to my game being ready sounds super nice. Lower friction is nicer for the nontechnical family members to do couch games too.

[–] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Glad they learned from the controller debacle and implemented a reservation system up front this time.

Price is higher than I was hoping for, but it makes sense with memory and storage costs being what they are.

[–] Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club 2 points 5 hours ago

The lottery idea is also genius. That's how all scarce goods should be sold, like concert tickets.

[–] Jaska@lemmy.zip 1 points 18 hours ago

Wanted to replace Xbox SX with this, but at this price performance to value ratio is tough to swallow.

[–] KnightOfOldEmpire@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago

Feels underwhelming, especially since it's 2TB what you'll want to go with. However with handheld consoles signaling the new prices... I think the price of SM is the new reality of a budget gaming setup. Part of me feels, we're seeing murder of gaming and PC tinkering/DIY in broad daylight.

[–] THX1138@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Less powerful than an actual PS5 at that price... no thanks. Valve was apparently going to sell this starting at $750.... thanks AI!

[–] gila@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago

What a shame this will certainly flop, not that the price is unexpected in these times but given the first steam machine you hate to see it go down the same way

[–] viertesauge@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] justinthegeek@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That’s not that bad considering what it is.

[–] viertesauge@feddit.org 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I was still hoping it would be half that. Valve seems to finally have figured out how to do a proper steam machine but ram prices just fucked them over.

[–] jlow@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 day ago

I mean "hoping" sure, but we all knew it wouldn't be. Fuck AI, fuck billionaires, fuck capitalism.

[–] justinthegeek@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

They did say since day one that it wouldn’t be console prices. That being said 750-800 would be awesome.

[–] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So - just curious - where do people speculate the frames price point at after seeing this? I’ve been eyeing that more as my first entry into VR.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Certainly wouldn't get this for VR. It's not that much better than a standalone headset. Both can run light games, neither can run heavy games

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

The frame is a standalone headset

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 1 points 16 hours ago

I thought they meant this steam box as a PC for the Frame. My bad.