▲ 118 ▼ The Steam Frame could be priced at $1,500 at launch, according to insider (www.tweaktown.com) submitted 1 week ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 97 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone -3 points 1 week ago (1 child) In which world is it exorbitant permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thethrilloftime69@feddit.online 23 points 1 week ago (2 children) Uhhhh this one. The Index launched at $1000 in 2019. If we didn't live in rampocalypse, I would have expected it to be around $1000 again. But we live in rampocalypse, so $1500 doesn't feel as bad but it's still more than most of us are willing to pay. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago (2 children) The valve index can't run any games on its own permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] thethrilloftime69@feddit.online 12 points 1 week ago (1 child) That's a cool new feature, but I think we all kinda know that Valve didn't want to be selling this thing at $1500. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cardfire@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) Truth. It low-key feels like there's an audience of gamers that think Valve is trying to gouge them or something. As if they don't know how much work valve company has put in to making games as affordable as possible. Wait until they learn how much resource Valve put into Waydroid/Lepton, FEX and Proton, and then just gave away to the world completely gratis, as open source. In a world where our hardware has always been subsidized by whatever platform company was trying to wall us into the garden, we need to have honest and frank conversations about supply chain dynamics. That often isn't possible with iPad folks, and I'm beginning to think my Steam account is older than some of the people flinging you downvotes out here. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) For plenty of Valve's customers, that's irrelevant, as they'll never use it in a room that doesn't have a powerful PC in it, but it does mean that it needs more hardware inside, including RAM, when hardware, especially RAM is particularly expensive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 1337ESTbun@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago agreed personally I'd pay extra to avoid all the failure modes a custom os brings I've had quests brick them selves for no reason other then some weird software problem I'd much rather have a dumb wired headset then one that runs a bloated buggy install of linux or android all of the once in a decade edge case of maaaybe playing a game on it when my pc's down permalink fedilink source parent [–] FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* Yeah, well said. This unfortunately I would rather wait a few more years for a refurbished steam be headset or buy a more affordable refurbished vr headset from another company permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thethrilloftime69@feddit.online 23 points 1 week ago (2 children) Uhhhh this one. The Index launched at $1000 in 2019. If we didn't live in rampocalypse, I would have expected it to be around $1000 again. But we live in rampocalypse, so $1500 doesn't feel as bad but it's still more than most of us are willing to pay. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago (2 children) The valve index can't run any games on its own permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] thethrilloftime69@feddit.online 12 points 1 week ago (1 child) That's a cool new feature, but I think we all kinda know that Valve didn't want to be selling this thing at $1500. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cardfire@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) Truth. It low-key feels like there's an audience of gamers that think Valve is trying to gouge them or something. As if they don't know how much work valve company has put in to making games as affordable as possible. Wait until they learn how much resource Valve put into Waydroid/Lepton, FEX and Proton, and then just gave away to the world completely gratis, as open source. In a world where our hardware has always been subsidized by whatever platform company was trying to wall us into the garden, we need to have honest and frank conversations about supply chain dynamics. That often isn't possible with iPad folks, and I'm beginning to think my Steam account is older than some of the people flinging you downvotes out here. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) For plenty of Valve's customers, that's irrelevant, as they'll never use it in a room that doesn't have a powerful PC in it, but it does mean that it needs more hardware inside, including RAM, when hardware, especially RAM is particularly expensive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 1337ESTbun@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago agreed personally I'd pay extra to avoid all the failure modes a custom os brings I've had quests brick them selves for no reason other then some weird software problem I'd much rather have a dumb wired headset then one that runs a bloated buggy install of linux or android all of the once in a decade edge case of maaaybe playing a game on it when my pc's down permalink fedilink source parent [–] FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* Yeah, well said. This unfortunately I would rather wait a few more years for a refurbished steam be headset or buy a more affordable refurbished vr headset from another company permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago (2 children) The valve index can't run any games on its own permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] thethrilloftime69@feddit.online 12 points 1 week ago (1 child) That's a cool new feature, but I think we all kinda know that Valve didn't want to be selling this thing at $1500. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cardfire@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) Truth. It low-key feels like there's an audience of gamers that think Valve is trying to gouge them or something. As if they don't know how much work valve company has put in to making games as affordable as possible. Wait until they learn how much resource Valve put into Waydroid/Lepton, FEX and Proton, and then just gave away to the world completely gratis, as open source. In a world where our hardware has always been subsidized by whatever platform company was trying to wall us into the garden, we need to have honest and frank conversations about supply chain dynamics. That often isn't possible with iPad folks, and I'm beginning to think my Steam account is older than some of the people flinging you downvotes out here. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) For plenty of Valve's customers, that's irrelevant, as they'll never use it in a room that doesn't have a powerful PC in it, but it does mean that it needs more hardware inside, including RAM, when hardware, especially RAM is particularly expensive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 1337ESTbun@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago agreed personally I'd pay extra to avoid all the failure modes a custom os brings I've had quests brick them selves for no reason other then some weird software problem I'd much rather have a dumb wired headset then one that runs a bloated buggy install of linux or android all of the once in a decade edge case of maaaybe playing a game on it when my pc's down permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thethrilloftime69@feddit.online 12 points 1 week ago (1 child) That's a cool new feature, but I think we all kinda know that Valve didn't want to be selling this thing at $1500. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cardfire@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) Truth. It low-key feels like there's an audience of gamers that think Valve is trying to gouge them or something. As if they don't know how much work valve company has put in to making games as affordable as possible. Wait until they learn how much resource Valve put into Waydroid/Lepton, FEX and Proton, and then just gave away to the world completely gratis, as open source. In a world where our hardware has always been subsidized by whatever platform company was trying to wall us into the garden, we need to have honest and frank conversations about supply chain dynamics. That often isn't possible with iPad folks, and I'm beginning to think my Steam account is older than some of the people flinging you downvotes out here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cardfire@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) Truth. It low-key feels like there's an audience of gamers that think Valve is trying to gouge them or something. As if they don't know how much work valve company has put in to making games as affordable as possible. Wait until they learn how much resource Valve put into Waydroid/Lepton, FEX and Proton, and then just gave away to the world completely gratis, as open source. In a world where our hardware has always been subsidized by whatever platform company was trying to wall us into the garden, we need to have honest and frank conversations about supply chain dynamics. That often isn't possible with iPad folks, and I'm beginning to think my Steam account is older than some of the people flinging you downvotes out here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) For plenty of Valve's customers, that's irrelevant, as they'll never use it in a room that doesn't have a powerful PC in it, but it does mean that it needs more hardware inside, including RAM, when hardware, especially RAM is particularly expensive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 1337ESTbun@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago agreed personally I'd pay extra to avoid all the failure modes a custom os brings I've had quests brick them selves for no reason other then some weird software problem I'd much rather have a dumb wired headset then one that runs a bloated buggy install of linux or android all of the once in a decade edge case of maaaybe playing a game on it when my pc's down permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 1337ESTbun@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago agreed personally I'd pay extra to avoid all the failure modes a custom os brings I've had quests brick them selves for no reason other then some weird software problem I'd much rather have a dumb wired headset then one that runs a bloated buggy install of linux or android all of the once in a decade edge case of maaaybe playing a game on it when my pc's down permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* Yeah, well said. This unfortunately I would rather wait a few more years for a refurbished steam be headset or buy a more affordable refurbished vr headset from another company permalink fedilink source parent