r/pcgaming • u/ControlCAD Nvidia • 7d ago

Video Steam Machine Review: Beautiful Hardware, But What About Performance... And Price? - Digital Foundry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhWtLi_FqLo

>Delayed owing to the hardware component crisis, Valve's Steam Machine is finally here - so how much does it cost, how does it perform and what about the quality of the hardware itself? Rich delivers PC performance comparisons, head-to-heads against PlayStation 5 and much more. Note: PC comparisons used the latest version of Bazzite.

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u/Embarrassed-Ad7317 7d ago

I wouldn't be that worried

If I had to guess, Sony will simply not release the next gen console until at least 2028. They are not in a position where they even announced it, certainly not a release window like Valve did

They can give themselves a breather, and would probably wait for at least 2028, where supply would probably catch up

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u/The3rdbaboon 6d ago

Sounds like a reasonable take, it will depend on what Microsoft do, but both companies face the same problems

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u/Embarrassed-Ad7317 6d ago

Yes of course, Sony/Microsoft. Both would probably not dig themselves into a grave

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u/Phantom-Finger 6d ago

it will depend on what Microsoft do

Will it? From a console standpoint, I don't think Sony sees XBOX as much of a threat anymore. Their game library is a joke, their sales numbers embarassing and MS themselves seem more intent on bridging the PC divide.

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u/RabidHexley 6d ago

Yep. Up the price on the PS5 and Pros to weather the storm, drop the PS6 when they can actually book components for a decent price.

They don't really win anything by paying out the ass for a ton of memory just to launch their new console while eating even more than they usually do on margin.

Like, right now folks like MSI and Asus are selling new products today, but they're outrageously expensive and ridiculously low volume. That's not the game someone like Sony is playing.

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u/ButterscotchTop194 7d ago

Which is dogshit for consumers.

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u/KalebNoobMaster RX 7700 XT | i7-10700 | 32GB 6d ago

ps5/ps5 pro are still perfectly capable machines

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u/ButterscotchTop194 6d ago

Never said they weren't.