This is the key thing that everyone comparing it directly to consoles seems to be completely missing. Even if you’re only buying new steam games the costs are going to be way lower, but you could buy this and just play free giveaways or emulate your own old console games, and suddenly it’s a bargain (like any PC).
Yeah, since thr Gabecube is just a PC then a company could just buy the valve subsidized machine, wipe it, and use it for business stuff and never buy a game. Valve can’t risk that.
A PS5 Pro, which is more powerful, is $750. If it’s not below that it’s too damn much.
Cheaper games at a higher upfront cost + no monthly online subscription for multiplayer
And is actually usable as a desktop being able to run things like blender, krita, gimp, obs, etc.
No adobe unfortunately
If someone really wants adobe they can replace steamos with windows or dualboot or maybe boot windows off a external ssd they installed it on.
99% of people won’t care though they just want to be able to play stardew valley on their big TV.
They can do that on a cheap previous gen console or a potato laptop.
This is the key thing that everyone comparing it directly to consoles seems to be completely missing. Even if you’re only buying new steam games the costs are going to be way lower, but you could buy this and just play free giveaways or emulate your own old console games, and suddenly it’s a bargain (like any PC).
Also once you buy it they’ve locked you to their platform and make their Monday back on games.
Not really, you can install any other Linux like on any other AMD PC, as happened with the Steam Deck
They were referring to the PS5
!kandoh@reddthat.com implied the steam machine
I’m referring to PlayStation, Xbox, etc.
Yeah, since thr Gabecube is just a PC then a company could just buy the valve subsidized machine, wipe it, and use it for business stuff and never buy a game. Valve can’t risk that.
Valve isn’t publicly traded so profits aren’t a big issue.
This is what I’m saying
A PS5 Pro is locked to the PlayStation store, I can’t install my Steam, GOG, Epic, etc games on it.
The games are all more expensive too and you have to rebuy them to get resolution upgrades with newer hardware.