| G2ThaUNiT said: Looking at how RAM prices are being listed, less than $1000 for Steam Machine is going to be a miracle lol This would of course affect everything across the board though. Consoles, PCs, smartphones, etc |
Yeah, it's insane how much the prices have gone up, percent-wise we're looking at an increase like that of GPUs during the Covid-19 pandemic and crypto boom of 2020-2022. I mentioned this earlier in a post, but when I built my rig in July 2023, my RAM cost me around 290$, the same exact kit now goes for well over 600$ (around 630$ in today's exchange rates). Some of those who "built a cheaper PC with their own parts" even picked DDR4, knowing full well that it costs half as much. Regardless of arguments around whether or not you need DDR5, the fact remains that the Steam Machine it, and costs double that of DDR4.
More and more articles and whispers are quoting Valve internal sources or adjacent sources, all stating the same thing; this won't be priced like a console, it will be priced like a PC. One source mentioned that the hardware won't be "subsidized" - indicating that Vale intends to make a profit off of each sold unit from the start, that simply does not equate to 500-600$ with today's prices (tomorrow's prices are likely to be even worse, when all is said and done).
