| Slownenberg said: This is not supposed to compete against consoles, so $800 is not a nail in the coffin. It's supposed to compete against budget gaming computers. Just like Steam Deck wasn't supposed to compete against Switch, it was supposed to be a budget somewhat portable gaming PC. And just like Steam Deck this is a niche device that'll sell millions, not tens of millions like consoles sell. |
Walmart has an RTX 5060 prebuilts for $799. Significantly more powerful than the steam machine.
If building your own you can get a 9060 XT 16GB build from around $800, which is basically double the power.
You can get an RTX 5060 Laptop for about $900... Again more powerful than the Steam Machine.
$800 is just not a competitive price with anything... maybe they could get away with it for the 2TB model. $699 for 512gb and $799 for 2TB, but even then I'd expect it to sell significantly less than the steam deck.
