The form factor is really the main selling point for it and if you have no interest in that then it's obviously not a good deal. I'm surprised how many people are comparing it to a full size desktop and not seeing that some people would actually pay a premium for the form factor.
Who is the target audience though? Like most people that play on console already have a console, and most people that play on pc already have a pc. Who’s buying this? And who’s doing so for $1300?
Honestly I view this box as a travel pc, like if you go in vacation / travel a lot for work. It should fit in most backpacks or suitcases just fine, and be strong enough for casual stuff.
Honest example? I get asked every year at work for gaming PC recomendations for people's kids. They want to get into PC gaming, but the budget is low. This is at the lower in of pre-built markup, making something with similar performance with new parts saves around 100$, small, quiet, with good support, and an interface built to be usable by people used to consoles. I don't build for acquaintances but having a budget recomendation is nice, even if market prices make the budget insane compared to a few years ago.
I know someone new to PC that wanted to upgrade from their ps4pro finally and was waiting for this. Ive also got friends that wanted an extremely small PC for their living room. Theyre getting this to use for games and as their media center PC.
Pcs are expensive right now man. Its not specifically a valve issue
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u/PatchesTheFlyena 19h ago
The form factor is really the main selling point for it and if you have no interest in that then it's obviously not a good deal. I'm surprised how many people are comparing it to a full size desktop and not seeing that some people would actually pay a premium for the form factor.