Steam Deck OLED 512GB: Now $789 USD; CAD 1,129; EUR 779; GBP 649; AUD 1,199; PLN 3,279
Steam Deck OLED 1TB: Now $949 USD; CAD 1,349; EUR 919; GBP 779; AUD 1,429; PLN 3,879
Steam Deck OLED 512GB: Now $789 USD; CAD 1,129; EUR 779; GBP 649; AUD 1,199; PLN 3,279
Steam Deck OLED 1TB: Now $949 USD; CAD 1,349; EUR 919; GBP 779; AUD 1,429; PLN 3,879
The big costs are memory, that affects ram and SSDs. Not having a screen is not going to lower the price much.
Off course not having a screen will lower the price much, especially if we talk about OLED. It does not affect the price as much as memory, but it helps not having it. And that is not even the only thing. Yes, the Steam Machine has some other stuff going on over the Steam Deck, like 8GB of additional VRAM (oof) and bigger and better CPU. I am aware of that and that was not my point. I was talking about all the other non memory stuff, that combined still has impact on the price.
Yeah, but I was saying that it will not offset the price increase from memory related expenses.
I wasn’t arguing that? I feel like there is some disconnect in our discussion?
The conversation so far has been (paraphrasing) …
What point were you trying to make if not that having no screen/optional controller would offset the increased memory prices?
I think you guys don’t read the context of the message. I was responding to:
In which I tried to explain there is hope for a machine under 1000 Euros, because the machine just don’t add up in price, but there are parts that make it cheaper to produce. So your paraphrasing therefore incomplete and misleading.
I very much included that context.
Your comment just now once again reaffirms that you were trying to make the case that the machine’s lack of screen, battery, and optional controller will indeed offset the expected price increases of the memory.
Everyone here is just trying to tell you that they disagree with your expectation/prediction.
But that’s all any of us is doing, after all, is predicting.
We think that the memory increases will be more impactful than not having a screen, battery (super negligible because it needs a power supply anyway), and optional controller, leading to a steam machine that will be over €1,000.
If you do also believe that, absolutely none of your comments make any sense.
Ahh, I see. Sorry about that.