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osed125 on 10 March 2013
thranx said:
osed125 said:

Thankfully this is not the Steam Box, let's hope Gabe is not stupid enough to have a similar price. I have high hopes for the Steam Box...don't disappoint me almighty Gabe Newell. 


I think its high price come from its small form factor and ssd. with out those the steam box has a chance at being cheaper. Hopefully a lot cheaper.

Probably. I really don't care about the size and the ssd (while very nice) is not something I desperately need. I would prefer if Valve invest on a very good GPU (that comes right out the box) than those things. 



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swii26 on 10 March 2013
Booyah said:
Valve copies Alienware, prices and all confirrmed?

At least put cool lights and a picture of Gaben on the case, sheesh.


That was my exact thought...



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ethomaz on 10 March 2013
pezus said:
Chark said:
This isn't the steam box.

This. This isn't THE Steam box, but some people here seem to think it is. This isn't the steam box Gaben has been talking about.

It is... this is not the Valve Steam Box but the Stream Box is not only the Valve... any other company can make Steam Box making a partnership with Valve.

Steam Box is the design and concept...

Valve will sell your own Steam Box but other company can sell their Steam Box too... you will have a lot of Steam Box in the market... some cheaper, others expensive, etc.

Anyway... the PS4 have better hardware than that machine (except the SSD) and I think it will cost a lot less... less even than the Valve Steam Box but the Steam Box will not compete with consoles.



Scisca on 10 March 2013

I'd rather buy the Wii U, PS4 and X720. All three for the price of this single box...



Wii U is a GCN 2 - I called it months before the release!

My Vita to-buy list: The Walking Dead, Persona 4 Golden, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, TearAway, Ys: Memories of Celceta, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, History: Legends of War, FIFA 13, Final Fantasy HD X, X-2, Worms Revolution Extreme, The Amazing Spiderman, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - too many no-gaemz :/

My consoles: PS2 Slim, PS3 Slim 320 GB, PSV 32 GB, Wii, DSi.

Joaco <3 N64 on 10 March 2013

It may be a Steam Box, but it is not THE Steam Box.



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TheJimbo1234 on 10 March 2013
AnthonyW86 said:
TheJimbo1234 said:
Seems about right.
That much power, in that space means it's the best money can buy....so no surprise the price reflects it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215974

That's a notebook with the same cpu and on-board graphics AND an additional 7670M(dual graphics). Much more portable and powerfull and $579.... You can add an SSD drive if you wish aswell with the money you save.


But look at the size, and then realise how the laptop will be using a single, standard laptop mobo and not a load of modular units.



PureDante on 10 March 2013

steam box price is TOO DAMN HIGH!



All of this, of course, is just my opinion.

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ghost_of_fazz on 10 March 2013

The problem with this thing is that they went too deep into customization and miniaturization, thus increasing the price A LOT. They could've designed a bigger form factor but with a more "friendly" design than a common PC, but using standard PC components. As it is, this will have a very very very niche market.



dahuman on 10 March 2013

If nothing else, the size is impressive, if they ever have a powerful enough version then the "bring your own PC" option to places like PAX would become even easier than an ITX build.



ethomaz on 10 March 2013

The high price seem to be due the impressive size (all custom miniaturized) and the SSD... only the 128GB SSD will increase the price in $200 or more.