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[Randall365]

Where is the less than 1 million option?

 

[LordCBH]

I think 3-5 milly.

 

[coffinbirth]

It will probably sell HALF of the Steam Deck lifetime, if even that.
The Deck was a smash hit, relatively to its niche of reference, and that's because it covered a particular gap in the market (affordable handheld PC) which is something that these Steam Machine don't seem to replicate.

Morons keep comparing it to "Nintendo numbers" as if that was the average standard to live by, but they should try to ask to any new hardware producer on the scene if they'd be happy to launch a new device and ending up in the 4-6 million ballpark and then report the answer back.

In four years on razor thin margins? There wouldn't be a company left to make a statement without major outside support.
The ONLY reason that is possible here is bc Valve has fuck you money and this opens the door wider for them to make more money.
Any number sold beyond initial inventory is a success to Valve.
But otherwise, I agree with everything you are saying.

 

[KeplerL2]

Is this a repurposed SoC as well like Aerith? Is that why AMD/TSMC are allowing low volume production?

It's Hawk Point2 with iGPU disabled plus N33 7600M with higher TDP. Basically last gen stuff that AMD couldn't sell anymore

 

[Astray]

Lots of marketing and a price point lower than MS/Sony Systems is guaranteed 5-10 million lifetime sales imo

Valve literally does zero marketing. Have you ever seen a Steam Deck advert?

Also this thing has zero access to like %80 of the biggest service games. Sony and Nintendo will not be bothered by it.

The biggest loser here is Xbox because:

A) This is essentially their chosen concept, they suddenly got turned into the second mover in this equation and have to deliver a UX that matches or exceeds whatever SteamOS will be in 2027.

B) Every consumer that builds a PC with Linux or buys one of these things is a customer that Microsoft cannot upsell on 365 products. The more Windows share erodes the less appetite corporate clients will have for using Windows in the workplace.

 

[darrylgorn]

I think you severely overestimated the tech literacy of the average gamer.

I'm not talking about the average gamer. We're talking about a steam machine here, not a console.

We're not expecting it to compete with Sony or Nintendo in sales.