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Are you ready for a $1,000 Steam Machine? Some analysts think you should be. (arstechnica.com)
submitted 4 months 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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[-] winkledinkle@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

...I might pick up the controller if it's not a hundred bucks.

[-] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works -2 points 4 months ago

The controller is going to be closer to $200

[-] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 4 points 4 months ago

Ain't no way. I got my steam deck during the first sale for around $330. There is no way their controller based off it will cost about half of something that came with a screen, soc, and bigger battery.

[-] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

Ps5 controller is like $70, the Steam Controller has more features than that, and the OG Steam Controller was pretty expensive. I’d be shocked if it’s under $100. I’m expecting it in the $150-$200 range. But we’ll see, I’d love to be proven wrong

[-] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 4 months ago

Cool, let's have a gentleperson's bet. I'm going sub $100.

[-] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 1 points 4 months ago

Wasn't the OG steam controller $50 ?

[-] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah, it was. So it had more features than most controllers at the time and I think was still cheaper.

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