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Re: Valve raises Steam Deck prices

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Post by 48terry »

baron816 wrote: post #160
jnovek wrote: post #142

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is this supposed to be an analogy?

Don’t blame others’ consumption for high prices. We do not want a system where we say “I don’t like your consumption of X because it makes the cost of my consumption of X go up”. The solution here is for the producers of electronics to increase production, not to go around saying “using chips for AI is bad. Chips should be used for good things like playing video games.”

> using chips for AI is bad. Chips should be used for good things like playing video games

This is correct. Playing Final Fantasy XIV has done exponentially more good, and provided more value, than anything LLMs have ever produced. Thank you for your post.

Re: Valve raises Steam Deck prices

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Post by pitched »

wnevets wrote: post #84
yokoprime wrote: post #37

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Its not unless its subsidised which valve may chose to do given that the enthusiast PC marked is crashing, which in time will eat some of their growth.

> Its not unless its subsidised I don't see Valve doing it. Unlike an actual console they can't lock down the hardware. People would start buying Steam Machines then replace the OS or even resell the parts.

If they only subsidize engineering time, not part cost, this could still be a success for them. It could benefit them even to have people swapping OS and reselling parts. Steam does work across a lot of these combinations already.

Re: Valve raises Steam Deck prices

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Post by yaro330 »

dlcarrier wrote: post #59

I bought an OLED version when it was released, but still haven't gotten around to selling my original LCD version. Never has laziness been so profitable. I'll probably at least break even on the LCD model, if not pay for the price of the OLED model itself.

Kind of same, I bought my LCD deck in late 2022, got a 1Tb SSD but just never really vibed with it. The only game I truly enjoyed on it was Disco Elysium. Will see if the new game from ZA/UM is any good. If not I'll just sell it and the SSD.

Re: Valve raises Steam Deck prices

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Post by pesus »

charcircuit wrote: post #144
pesus wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Exactly. Not only have the prices gone up, they've gone up for no real reason other than some CEOs are attempting to take over society. The average person isn't even seeing much of the upside of modern technology anymore, just the downsides. Gadgets no longer get cheaper over time, experiences no longer improve over time, and every new startup or innovation seems to be used to make their lives worse, whether directly…

>The average person does not really benefit from recent AI tech ChatGPT and Gemini offer enormous consumer value for free.

What value do they get that both couldn't be done before and outweighs the costs?

Re: Valve raises Steam Deck prices

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Post by redsocksfan45 »

thesuitonym wrote: post #143
kevinqi wrote: post #132

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don't think it's a societal problem; it's just a direct result of capitalism. and while capitalism causes all sorts of huge problems, it might also be the best of the options we've got

> don't think it's a societal problem; it's just the direct result of our society's economic model.

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Re: Valve raises Steam Deck prices

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Post by pitched »

retired wrote: post #157
BadBadJellyBean wrote: post #56

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I'd be interested in a bare bones version. That way I could shop for RAM and an SSD myself.

I want to go one step further and be able to add the CPU and GPU myself. Would also make future upgrades easier. Maybe someone can invent a universal system to allow CPU and GPU upgrades on a desktop computer.

Fewer people than ever are comfortable doing that, even though the information on how is easier to get than ever.

I hope a repairable and upgradable Steam Machine would help more people dip their toes into it.

Re: Valve raises Steam Deck prices

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Post by wiseowise »

charcircuit wrote: post #144
pesus wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Exactly. Not only have the prices gone up, they've gone up for no real reason other than some CEOs are attempting to take over society. The average person isn't even seeing much of the upside of modern technology anymore, just the downsides. Gadgets no longer get cheaper over time, experiences no longer improve over time, and every new startup or innovation seems to be used to make their lives worse, whether directly…

>The average person does not really benefit from recent AI tech ChatGPT and Gemini offer enormous consumer value for free.

You probably meant for "free".
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