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[Fahdis]

Sounds like you are compensating.

5.11 3/4"*

I am indeed better than many.

*Disclaimer: Half a Foot. But we know it isn't, but we'll pretend it is. Shut it.

 

[Sentenza]

Hovering between 5-10m seems reasonable

Steam deck was a highlight as a nintendo switch killer and it only made about 6m, so….

Only by retards.

EDIT - to be clear: it's BETTER than a Switch under any possible metric (build quality, specs, price point relative to its power, versatility and possible user cases, etc), but it was NEVER going to sell comparable numbers.

 

[SegaSnatcher]

No way is this selling 10+ million units.

 

[Sentenza]

20 mil at most if they are lucky.

Probably end up niche like steamdeck

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.

 

[DenchDeckard]

I vot d 5 to 10 which I think they would be happy with.

All depends on price though. Can they get it near the price of a standard PS5....

 

[Parazels]

Pros:

• Steam library
• Free multiplayer
• New gamepad

Cons:

• Modest hardware
• Limited multiplayer
• Many popular titles are unavailable

Overall I think the Steam console lacks killer features even if it's priced properly.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Pros:

• Steam library
• Free multiplayer
• New gamepad

Cons:

• Modest hardware
• Limited multiplayer
• Many popular titles are unavailable

Overall I think the Steam console lacks killer features even if it's priced properly.

I must have missed something from the reveal. Why the multiplayer is limited and what titles are unavailable?

 

[Paasei]

I must have missed something from the reveal. Why the multiplayer is limited and what titles are unavailable?

Probably referring to the anti-cheat software required by a lot of multiplayer games that don't do well with Linux.

 

[Von Hugh]

250 million with the Half-Life 3 bundle, breaking all the records now and in the future. Gabe Newell then proceeds to purchase all the yacht companies in the world.

 

[Boss Mog]

If it had had a RDNA4 GPU with FSR4 support, it would've been a gamechanger but being stuck on FSR3 will hinder its sales I think. Most PC gamers would rather build their own systems with more powerful GPUs. This will be good entry point system for kids looking to get into the Steam ecosystem but that's about it. If the price is too high it probably won't surpass 10M but if the price is right I can see it go to 20M.

 

[Kumomeme]

just dont expect Playstation or Switch number.

it could be better than Xbox S/X but im not suprise if it less, based on Steamdeck number.

 

[Zathalus]

Based on recent comments this won't be console level cheap. So a few million at most. Which is perfectly fine for a PC SKU.