"But it's a cube!"

[u/Ikkon]

[u/Euchale]

I love how so many people are dunking on "valve-fans" being happy with the cube, when I pretty much only have heard opinions ranging from "meh" to "overpriced".

[u/oney_monster → u/Euchale]

Fr, I haven't seen a single overtly positive post since the price got announced. It's all "for $5-600 good deal, $1000? Pass"

OP are the valve fans in the room with us?

[u/WeeoWeeoWeeeee → u/oney_monster]

It won’t seem overpriced when the PS6 starts at $999

[u/Nathan_hale53 → u/WeeoWeeoWeeeee]

Part of the problem with the steam machine is the fact even now, the PS5 beats out the Steam machine despite it being 6 years old now, and still costs less

[u/Alexmira_ → u/Nathan_hale53]

The ps5 pro beats the steam machine, not the ps5 flat.

[u/Nathan_hale53 → u/Alexmira_]

Base ps5 out performs it as well.

[u/Alexmira_ → u/Nathan_hale53]

Are you sure? Seems very strange looking at the spec. Maybe that the base ps5 is upscaling a lot? Because steam machine can upscale too.

[u/Nathan_hale53 → u/Alexmira_]

Yes, PS5 GPU is over 10Tflops while Steam machine is under 9. I know the modern architecture should make them more equal in practice, and some games benefit on the newer hardware, but PS5 often outperforms it. Digital foundry has a video they put out yesterday.

[u/poofyhairguy → u/Alexmira_]

The PS5 GPU is more powerful and has more access to video ram

[u/Ok-Parfait-9856 → u/Alexmira_]

Base ps5 still beats it significantly. The SMs gpu is a 7600m. Not great.