Until we know the price point, it’s really hard to judge if the SteamCube is going to be a good entry point for Console > PC gaming, but I’m hopeful. Mostly because I don’t have time to build a PC and don’t wanna pay out the nose for pre-builts.
My local PC hardware store offers assembly and setup services for ~20€. Includes installing and updating the OS and drivers, as well as stress testing to verify that the components perform as expected. More places should offer that option, really. Especially if they also sell pre-built PCs that are assembled in-house.
I hope the price is not that much high, companies actually pay a lot less the hardware so Valve can just put a lower price than the market theorically
Like instead of a 750€ they can put a 700€ or even 690€, who know
Yeah. I’ve watched a couple tech YTers break down the price and they seem to land on 699 or 799 for the price point. 799 might be too high for me personally as someone looking to replace my Xbox S and OLED switch with a Deck and Cube.
TBF there’s quite a lot of time that goes into researching the right parts and the right shops to buy from, which depending on the person might be considerably less enjoyable than gaming and also requires more mental presence than many games.
Doesn’t need to be. Pick a budget and your priorities, then bang together a shopping list on pcpartpicker. There’s plenty of easy guides and which processor is best for each budget range. Yeah if you’re trying to min/max it can take some time, but I just get the cheapest of every component (except SSD) and it’s been great.
I always build my own PC. It’s only relatively easy if you’re used to the process, and even then it’s still substantially more difficult than gaming, because mistakes actually have consequences and many parts can’t just be sent back after you tried installing them.
Until we know the price point, it’s really hard to judge if the SteamCube is going to be a good entry point for Console > PC gaming, but I’m hopeful. Mostly because I don’t have time to build a PC and don’t wanna pay out the nose for pre-builts.
Looking at the specs of it, it’ll likely be around PS5 level of performance for PS5 Pro pricing.
Exact pricing will have to wait to see what happens to the price of RAM, because that shit is mental right now.
My local PC hardware store offers assembly and setup services for ~20€. Includes installing and updating the OS and drivers, as well as stress testing to verify that the components perform as expected. More places should offer that option, really. Especially if they also sell pre-built PCs that are assembled in-house.
I hope the price is not that much high, companies actually pay a lot less the hardware so Valve can just put a lower price than the market theorically Like instead of a 750€ they can put a 700€ or even 690€, who know
Yeah. I’ve watched a couple tech YTers break down the price and they seem to land on 699 or 799 for the price point. 799 might be too high for me personally as someone looking to replace my Xbox S and OLED switch with a Deck and Cube.
You have time to play video games but you don’t have time to build a PC? Doubt.
TBF there’s quite a lot of time that goes into researching the right parts and the right shops to buy from, which depending on the person might be considerably less enjoyable than gaming and also requires more mental presence than many games.
Doesn’t need to be. Pick a budget and your priorities, then bang together a shopping list on pcpartpicker. There’s plenty of easy guides and which processor is best for each budget range. Yeah if you’re trying to min/max it can take some time, but I just get the cheapest of every component (except SSD) and it’s been great.
I always build my own PC. It’s only relatively easy if you’re used to the process, and even then it’s still substantially more difficult than gaming, because mistakes actually have consequences and many parts can’t just be sent back after you tried installing them.
You can just copy someone else’s build on PCPartPicker. There are so many to choose from.