This $1,299 gaming PC wants to be a Steam Machine without waiting for Valve
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MetaPCs has opened preorders for Steamroller, a $1,299 SteamOS gaming desktop built with standard PC parts instead of a console-style custom design
  • Radical_Socialist_t00t@lemmy.caEnglish
    4·
    9 小時前

    16gb of ram xD

    I mean they couldn’t even be bothered to look up what an actual gamer rig looks like before making these shitty ads

    • lemmelemmy@feddit.orgEnglish
      6·
      13 小時前

      I’ve seen 4-5 different articles mentioning that this is the steam killer and posting this same brand. This obviously an advertisement.

      It’s quite predatory and makes me genuinely avoid this brand because of their marketing practices.

      • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
        2·
        12 小時前

        Uhhhh I mean if it was an advertisement they probably would have included a link. Its genuinely an interesting product.

        • lemmelemmy@feddit.orgEnglish
          5·
          11 小時前

          That’s a tactic - saying this from experience working with SEO people. Introducing traffic through Google searches rather than including a link is much more valuable. It’s considered organic traffic. Google values more if users search on their engine and find the product rather than following a link. Also it’s been proven like decades ago; users tend to check (and buy) more in detail if they find the product by themselves. Links have high drop off rate. It’s kinda same idea someone finding a treasure.

          • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
            1·
            10 小時前

            Introducing traffic through Google searches rather than including a link is much more valuable

            I mean sure. But then you’re counting on them to actually perform those searches.

            users tend to check (and buy) more in detail if they find the product by themselves

            Yeah no shit. Because the act of searching indicates they’re already interested in purchasing the product. You’re working the logic backwards. It does nothing if they just can’t be bothered to search for it and never find it. You’re just adding friction for no reason.

        • 0x0@infosec.pubEnglish
          3·
          11 小時前

          Its genuinely an interesting product.

          Why do you think that? All i see is a regular pc inside a 60 dollar jonsbo case. How is this exciting?

            • 0x0@infosec.pubEnglish
              3·
              10 小時前

              One can install that themselves right? So its basically the same thing as laptops shipping with the latest windows

              • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
                1·
                8 小時前

                You greatly overestimate the technical prowess and willingness of the average consumer. Consumers want something they can just plug in and play. It’s why they are entire business built on Linux hardware sales.

  • yesman@lemmy.worldEnglish
    54·
    1 天前

    This is the whole point of Steam OS. It’s not embarrassing for Valve. The only reason this doesn’t already happen with Play Station and Xbox is because its illegal.

    Every SteamOS install is a finger in the eye of Sony and Microslop and I’m here for it.

    • thingsiplay@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      16 小時前

      The only reason this doesn’t already happen with Play Station and Xbox is because its illegal.

      And because the operating system is proprietary. They can’t build a Playstation or Xbox without having the operating system, and their services builtin to play those games. So its not just illegal, it is technically “impossible” to have a functional alternative to their consoles.

  • stuner@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    15 小時前

    So it’s $250 more for a PC with similar gaming performance… How is this better? At least put a 9060 16GB in there…

  • onlinepersona@programming.devEnglish
    35·
    1 天前

    Good, keep up the competition. Make it popular to build and sell “Steam Boxes” or “Steam Machines”. The more the merrier.

  • flandish@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    17 小時前

    i haven’t built a pc since say 2004 ish. Started in the 90’s. The changed to sw engineering. Don’t think i would know what’s what these days. My legion go works well with factorio and rimworld but meh at later game satisfactory. sigh.

  • Diplomjodler@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    24 小時前

    Even at the current crazy prices, this seems pretty expensive. For this kind of money I’d expect at least a 9060XT.

  • Prove_your_argument@piefed.socialEnglish
    3·
    24 小時前

    It’s still $999 for a 7500x3d+5060 at microcenter. Why get “steam machine at home” when you can just get an atx build that runs circles around it all.

    If you have some patience it’s very possible to find a deal out there just by looking at slickdeals every now and then until something pops up, but the best time to buy would have been before November '25… but there are always deals from time to time if you are patient and keep looking.