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.

  • the16bitgamer@programming.dev
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    2 days ago

    Would I like it to be cheaper. Of course. Are gaming consoles cheaper of course.

    But I cant name 1 system or PC, which can waken when a Bluetooth Controller connects to it, and can play every game I own from the last 15 years, and every console game from the last 25 years.

    Even Nintendo nickels and dimes you for this privilege, and with a one time purchase I can just remove my consoles and just use a Steam Machine, sign me up.

    Not even PlayStation 5 can do what the steam machine does out of the box.

      • the16bitgamer@programming.dev
        1·
        5 hours ago

        Your PS4 can’t play PS3 games, the Steam Machine can, nor can it play N64 and GameCube titles.

        Homebrew can eventually fix the later, but the ps4 doesn’t have enough power for the former.

        • flubba86@lemmy.world
          1·
          5 hours ago

          I’m not suggesting it can do those things. You said no known system or console can wake on a Bluetooth connection, I said PS4 can. I don’t have a PS5, but it probably does too.

          • the16bitgamer@programming.dev
            1·
            3 hours ago

            Most consoles made since 2005 can wake from sleep on by turning on a controller.

            But PCs cannot since it wasn’t a feature added to them.

            However a PC can play older games, not just going back 20 years, but with emulation can play games as far back as games from the 70s.

            A PS4/5 can’t do that since unless the developer needs to add support for it, or made a rerelease with their older games. So your PS4 isn’t play Super Mario Sunshine or even Brothers. Let alone the thousands of games which are classified as abandonware.

            Which is what makes the steam deck alluring even at its inflated price point.