I’m lucky enough to have disposable income, I could afford to buy one without it hurting. That said, idk just off principle it feels like an insane ask. Especially considering its not doing anything a PC can’t do (as far as I know). For those not in the know, the cheapest edition will be about 1,000 USD and the most pricy will be around 1,500. To my knowledge, consoles themselves aren’t profitable historically. So, do you think even at this price point Valve is taking a hit? Do you think if this sells well it will drastically increase the cost of other consoles (completely independent of the external factor being hardware shortage due to AI). General steam machine discussion post as well, just dont be a dickhead to anyone.
I could afford it pretty easily if I needed it but I don’t currently need a new PC so no reason to get one right now.
If I was looking for a new PC I would consider it but I kinda like building my own and having a case that comfortably fits anything I may want to put in there. Mini PCs are currently tempting me but that is on the very low spec/price side of things.
Running an RTX2070 right now and it is more than I need, tbh I am almost tempted to just wait until an iGPU is an upgrade, would mean replacing my 7th gen Ryzen too but by that point it will probably be fine.
Either way, if I don’t need more performance then perhaps more power efficient is something to go for. Maybe in 2035 I will be gaming on a low-mid spec miniPC. Should be fine to run Factorio, Rimworld, CDDA… Hey, by then it will be retro gaming too, indie games from 2010s. But some of them may well still be getting updates.