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1336 points davikr | 1 comments | 12 Nov 25 17:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.212s | source
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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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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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1. 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