When Valve introduced its own bet on PC with new features like steam engine, Steam Frame and Steam Controllerthere was one question that was on everyone’s mind.
That is, it is clear that the price of the new minicomputer manufactured by Steam That was what was most in mind; much more than its benefits.
Although to get to the value you have to go through it, of course. Mainly because a list of its internal components is needed to calculate the public price.
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Here comes a new video from Linus Tech Tips, the same YouTuber who asked a Valve spokesperson for the price.like a PC, not like a console“.
In the more than 20 minutes that the in-depth analysis of the hardware lasts, if we stop more or less halfway through we will see that they are seeing exactly that.
Titled “Steam Machine Won’t Cost What You Think“, the content creator talks about GPU, CPU, RAM and more resources it can have.
After estimating various prices, with different hardware and, above all, taking into account the market fluctuations that we see at the moment, they reach several conclusions.
The YouTuber also takes into account the Valve Profit Marginsince they would sell the PC in the same way as the Steam Deck and through their own platform.
In other words, the RRP of 699.99 euros is clear: “He’s so sure of himself that he said if he gets more than $60 wrong he’ll eat a whole cake“.
IThe new Steam Machine will cost 699 euros, do you see it at that price?
On ResetEra, several users agree with these estimates: “What I expected” any “That would be a reasonable price.“are some of the answers,
Many others also don’t think it’s so bad that this costs, whether or not it’s close to 700 euros. Now the question is: will the market change between now and its launch?
We say this because, if we do it again -for worse-, the price of the new Steam Machine may not be 699 euros and we see it even greater.