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Are you ready for a $1,000 Steam Machine? Some analysts think you should be. (arstechnica.com)
submitted 1 week ago by BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com to c/games@sh.itjust.works
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The title is a bit misleading, as the article lists diverging analysts’ opinions, ranging from Valve willing to sell at a loss or low margins, to high prices due to RAM and SSD price volatility.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blackeco.com/post/2330473

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[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

What you’re saying doesn’t contradict that on Steam Machine you’re going to buy games from Valve only so it doesn’t matter that you can, in theory, buy from somewhere else.

What you're saying is just false. This is not a theory. I've owned a "Steam machine" for several years and regularly acquire and play games from other stores. Whether you buy games from Valve is entirely up to you.

The bigger your library grows, the less likely you are to start buying games in another ecosystem.

No. That makes zero sense.

Valve doesn’t care if you „jailbreak”

There is no jailbreaking. There's nothing to break. The system already allows you to do whatever you want. Just go into the menu and select "exit to desktop".

they can get around tariffs by selling this console as a PC.

Why would you think PCs aren't impacted by tariffs?

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