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[thefool]

Entry level pc
700-1k+

 

[vkbest]

For something weaker than the PS5 in GPU performance and VRAM, i think $400 is a fair price. That was the initial price of the PS5 Digital. Anything more and they are getting over on you.

No way Valve is subsiding this and getting the components at the same price Sony is having.

 

[Fbh]

I'd guess around $599 or $699 for the 512mb model.
I saw people saying the GPU is comparable to a RTX4060 laptop. You can find those for like $850, and considering this thing has no screen, battery, keyboard, windows license, Nvidia tax, etc I think it should be doable for $599. Specially if Valve is willing to lower the profit margin a bit (considering most people will use the device to buy games on Steam).

That said, at that price I'm not interested.

 

[Dr.D00p]

What fucks me off is no matter how expensive it ends up being and with seemingly everyone saying economies are in the shitter, everyone losing their jobs, food prices are absurd, OMG how will we survive....it will still sell out day 1 and be very hard to get for months afterwards.

Why does any new technological gaming device constantly sell out. Baffles me how there seems to be an endless, bottomless pit of disposable cash for stuff like this.

 

[Kacho]

You really thought it would hit $299? Might as well have gone full @bender

I was thinking console prices but they clarified it wouldn't be priced like that.

 

[hououinkyouma00]

What fucks me off is no matter how expensive it ends up being and with seemingly everyone saying economies are in the shitter, everyone losing their jobs, food prices are absurd, OMG how will we survive....it will still sell out day 1 and be very hard to get for months afterwards.

Why does any new technological gaming device constantly sell out. Baffles me.

The good thing about this though is it will at least be easier to get then some other things assuming they have stock.

With the Steam Deck you had to sign up for reservation and put a down payment (it was only like $5 or something) through your steam account but they blocked new accounts by requiring you to have made a purchase prior to a certain date and they limited it to 1 per account. So essentially blocked people from making new Steam accounts in order to buy multiple/scalping.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

My heart says $299 (512GB)

But my brain says $399.

Either way add $100 for the 2tb model.

 

[PSFore]

Anything more than $499 for the base model will be too much. If I had to guess, they are struggling to come in at that price point. Maybe they will settle on $550.

 

[IDKFA]

My heart says $299 (512GB)

But my brain says $399.

Either way add $100 for the 2tb model.

I'd be absolutely stunned if it's 299. I'd even be shocked at 399.

 

[GoldenEye98]

My heart says $299 (512GB)

But my brain says $399.

Either way add $100 for the 2tb model.

I think you are going to seriously disappointed.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

I'd be absolutely stunned if it's 299. I'd even be shocked at 399.

Really depends on how much they want to subsidize it. Do they really want Steam in the living room? They have to pay for it.

 

[ozz ex machina]

I agree $399 is a sweet spot, but also agree 299 is absolutely completely delusional. At 399 they are already taking a loss. That's probably where their willingness to pay to meet their goals and customers willingness to pay to get in meet "half way". 399 is my personal limit but I see up to 550 at launch with room for it to drop over time. Depends on Gabe's aggressiveness. I don't think in any universe he's gonna pile on an extra $100 loss though. Rather start high, get the early sales, and phase it down to reach more buyers over time. Down to a low of like 399, 350 after years maybe. There is no 299 launch.

Oh I agree 299 is impossible. 399 would be best case scenario.

 

[Ribi]

If it's under $500 it's a no brainer. But these things cost $$$ so 699

 

[DirtInUrEye]

£349.99

 

[Deerock71]

I voted $699, because they're going to want a tidy profit.

 

[Tg89]

700 at least.

Multiple sources have already expressed that Valve told them it will not be priced like a console. 11:05 in LTTs video below, and Gamer Nexus said the same thing in his.




I think 700 is a good price though, reality is that's the new 500.

 

[Sleepwalker]

500 is my guess.

 

[lastmessiah]

What fucks me off is no matter how expensive it ends up being and with seemingly everyone saying economies are in the shitter, everyone losing their jobs, food prices are absurd, OMG how will we survive....it will still sell out day 1 and be very hard to get for months afterwards.

Why does any new technological gaming device constantly sell out. Baffles me how there seems to be an endless, bottomless pit of disposable cash for stuff like this.

There's tons of money out there, anyone above working class is wealthier than ever.

 

[Sethbacca]

I chose $499, but if it's $399 or less it's pretty firmly in impulse buy territory. I'd get one just to be able to emulate everything through Switch/PS4 and all my older Steam games since shit like FO3 and NV etc are unplayable on the PS5 Pro. If it's $499 or higher I'll probably wait till they show up in the refurbished store.

 

[FingerBang]

700 at least.

Multiple sources have already expressed that Valve told them it will not be priced like a console. 11:05 in LTTs video below, and Gamer Nexus said the same thing in his.




I think 700 is a good price though, reality is that's the new 500.

Yeah, only watched this now. They say not only it will be priced "like an entry level PC", but the goal is to be profitable, so they won't go for the sub 499 market. I would assume it will be at least 599

 

[Walliwallipaloo]

Almost everyone's too poor for any of this sh, mayn.