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1173 points davikr | 6 comments | 12 Nov 25 17:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source | bottom
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paxys ◴[12 Nov 25 19:40 UTC] No.45905239[source]▶
A bit too sparse on details.

- No price

- No indication for whether the CPU/GPU/RAM/SSD are upgradable or all soldered together on the board.

- "4K gaming at 60 FPS with FSR" but doesn't mention what kind of games it can run at that quality.

- No performance benchmarks, or mention of what the equivalent retail CPU/GPU to their custom one is.

At face value this seems like a $500-600 PC, and that's also the price it would be able to compete with consoles at.

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haunter ◴[12 Nov 25 19:43 UTC] No.45905294[source]▶
8GB VRAM + 4K + FSR3 is very tough situation. Basically bit better than an Xbox Series S but quickly outpaced by midrange PCs.

It will all come down to the price.

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1. paxys ◴[12 Nov 25 19:45 UTC] No.45905322[source]▶
Yeah non-upgradable 8GB VRAM would make it a no-go for all but the most casual gamers. But then the casual gamers would rather buy a PS5 for the same price, so let's see where this one fits in.
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2. whynotminot ◴[12 Nov 25 19:53 UTC] No.45905447[source]▶
The size here is actually important too. I think the PS5 is monstrously large and ugly. I do not want it in my living room.

If this little box is roughly PS5 power and reasonably priced (we shall see) then that might hit just right.

3. MBCook ◴[12 Nov 25 20:03 UTC] No.45905631[source]▶
They already own the PC market. This seems more like a play to start to introduce Steam towards more of the console market.

And for that, assuming a reasonable price, it looks like a nice attempt. Certainly much better than last time.

4. haunter ◴[12 Nov 25 20:10 UTC] No.45905755[source]▶
Yeah it's confirmed solderd and not-upgradable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWUxObt1efQ&t=591s
5. Kirby64 ◴[12 Nov 25 21:46 UTC] No.45907218[source]▶
It's essentially an RX 7600, roughly. It's not quite 'the most casual gamer', but it isn't super amazing. But... neither is the steam deck, and steam deck flies off the shelves.
6. SchemaLoad ◴[12 Nov 25 23:03 UTC] No.45908153[source]▶
Quite a lot of actual casual games, things you'd see in the indie or "cosy"/stardew valley-like genre only release on PC, or they take years to come to the Switch but nothing else. I see a lot of casual gamers getting the Steam Deck just because it's has the best selection of casual games.

For casual games even the steam deck can run most of them at 4k 60fps