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[–] village604@adultswim.fan 26 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm a bit doubtful for the success of the Steam Machine due to the skyrocketing component prices. I'm afraid the price point will be too high for large scale adoption.

[–] RamRabbit@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm hoping they were able to secure a bulk RAM order ahead of time, and if not, maybe delay it until they do.

[–] Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

late 2028 is a long way off the “early 2026” release window they’re aiming for

[–] djsaskdja@reddthat.com 7 points 2 days ago

That’s an issue the entire industry will need to reckon with soon. I think gaming tech is going to sort of plateau and enter an optimization era. Was probably overdue for a correction anyway, but it’ll be painful for a while. It’s possible the Steam Machine will be delayed who knows. Or it’ll just be a hobbyist item until prices hit a tipping point and equalize.