New Steam Machine rival offers a Ryzen 9 CPU and RX 7600 XT for $849, but you have to bring your own RAM [aside of 16GB VRAM included already] (www.tweaktown.com)

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[-] artyom@piefed.social 21 points 4 days ago

I would say it's commensurate, which is exactly what Valve said to expect. The problem is people are either comparing it to existing consoles, which are subsidized, or giant PCs 4x the size.

[-] jacksilver@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago

It may also be all the people not realizing just how expensive ram and storage have gotten.

I was initally shocked by the price, then looked at how much it would take to upgrade my pc and decided I'll just keep playing indie games for the time being.

[-] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

It may also be all the people not realizing just how expensive ram and storage have gotten

It is largely that. Yes, there's a price premium for the form factor, but it's not that much

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