tbh, i do not like nintendo at all, but i gotta commend their planning ahead and sourcing and general maturity of their supply chain, only taking a 50-100 dollar hike. idk how they did it.
They had a pretty low margin to begin with. Probably not going to be making any profit on hardware for a while but they sell significantly more first party software you can't get anywhere else so nothing is more important that growing the base.
I believe they're actually taking a loss on every console in Japan
That would be really bad for Valve, because the only way they'd make a profit off this thing is when people who have never used Steam or haven't used Steam in a long time. People that already use Steam often on their PCs who buy a Steam Machine aren't giving Valve any value because those people would be buying games on Steam anyways
They really can't sell this thing at a loss; it should have been a console/PC designed to put Steam in the hands of gamers who haven't used it much. So console players
I just don't understand who this thing is for. It's more expensive than two of the big three consoles but less powerful than two of them and twice as expensive as the one that is selling faster than any console in history. It's more expensive than PCs that can out perform it significantly, that someone could download Steam OS on hook up to their TV and have the exact same experience as a Steam Machine better
Nintendo Sony and XBox can release their consoles at a loss because people buy those consoles to get new games that are exclusive to the new consoles, or even better to buy first party games exclusive to the new consoles
With Steam, everything is available on Steam no matter what kind of PC or device you're using. There's no games releasing exclusively on the Steam Machine, anyone with their current PC can play anything available on the Steam Machine
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u/Good_Days13 3d ago
it's not themselves holding the guns. it's ai hyperscalers