Dort_Owl [they/them, any]@hexbear.net to Games@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agoSo what do you guys think about Valves new console?screenrant.comexternal-linkmessage-square103linkfedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up163arrow-down1external-linkSo what do you guys think about Valves new console?screenrant.comDort_Owl [they/them, any]@hexbear.net to Games@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square103linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGoebbelsDeezNuts [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·2 months agoI’m hoping they learned a thing or two. Last time they were several made by various different vendors and they were way way too expensive.
minus-squareBelieveRevolt [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·2 months agoAt the time Linux compatibility wasn’t what it is now either, pretty much any game on Steam will run on Proton nowadays.
minus-squarechgxvjh [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-22 months agoThey were expensive for a console but at times cheaper than the included GPU on its own.
minus-squareKhanCipher [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThing is I don’t see this going for less than $800-900, not unless Valve is going to sell at a loss or even, and make it up on the game sales end from their storefront. Which they certainly could easily do, but I doubt it.
minus-square9to5 [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoSteamdeck was sold as a loss afaik. They could do it again but well see
I’m hoping they learned a thing or two. Last time they were several made by various different vendors and they were way way too expensive.
At the time Linux compatibility wasn’t what it is now either, pretty much any game on Steam will run on Proton nowadays.
They were expensive for a console but at times cheaper than the included GPU on its own.
Thing is I don’t see this going for less than $800-900, not unless Valve is going to sell at a loss or even, and make it up on the game sales end from their storefront. Which they certainly could easily do, but I doubt it.
Steamdeck was sold as a loss afaik. They could do it again but well see