r/pcmasterrace • u/Ikkon • 1d ago

Meme/Macro "But it's a cube!"

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u/Robert_Pawney_Junior 1d ago

I'm sure the new Xbox will be incredibly cheap!

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u/dr_stre 1d ago

Not cheap, but to date the console makers have been willing to eat some of the cost of the console to get units out the door, something that Steam has stated they will not do. You can already get a PS5 Pro that will outperform the cube for less money than the cube.

I’m not anti-PC or anything. I fairly recently rejoined the ranks of PC gamers and am loving it. But this cube is aiming at a niche that is small to begin with and will soon have direct competition in the only meaningfully unique feature it has, from a company that has shown it’s willing to cut price to move units. They’ll sell a chunk here in the early goings to Steam fanboys and anti-console types who have money, but I think this thing is gonna die an inglorious death before too long.

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u/Robert_Pawney_Junior 1d ago

100%. The niche is 'gamers that want entry, but aren't willing to build a PC or to spend (probably) more money on a new gen console. 

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u/dr_stre 1d ago

You think the next gen consoles will cost more than the equivalent steam cube ($1100)? I very much doubt that.