Rumor: Kepler Tells Gamers To "Get Ready For The First <$1000 Console" - Gameranx
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Kepler_L2 has raised the warning bells that a potential Xbox console that holds multiple storefronts will have to cost $ 1000 and above.

Kepler_L2 has raised the warning bells that a potential Xbox console that holds multiple storefronts will have to cost $ 1000 and above.

Edit: Modified the title to fix the obvious error. Orignal title: Rumor: Kepler Tells Gamers To "Get Ready For The First <$1000 Console

    • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
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      5 days ago

      LLM wouldn’t have made a typo, it’s in the name “Large Language Model”.

  • NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.comEnglish
    6·
    5 days ago

    Welcome to PC gaming, console players.

    Only with more steps in between.

    That price point might as well just get you to buy a prebuilt or save some money by buying the parts individually and building it yourself. Throw on a free Linux distro that gives you that console feel.

    • Jaeger86@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      5 days ago

      Any particularly recommended? I started dabbling in Linux recently and trying to find one I really like.

      • NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.comEnglish
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        5 days ago

        A lot of people have been recommending Bazzite recently. It’s like SteamOS in a lot of ways and focused heavily on gaming.

        SteamOS is unofficially available as well now but you’ll run into issues if you have Nvidia GPU like me.

        I’ve heard Pop!_os being good for gaming too, and while I’ve used it, I didn’t use it for gaming.

        This site has 11 that it recommends for distros that are good for gaming. But I question some like Ubuntu because I mean you can game but it’s not gaming focused https://itsfoss.com/linux-gaming-distributions/

  • forrgott@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    21·
    5 days ago

    Umm, this sounds like an absurd argument. I have multiple storefronts installed on my Steam Deck. Didn’t cost $1,000…

    • Noerknhar@feddit.orgEnglish
      21·
      5 days ago

      Current consoles (playstation, Xbox etc) are heavily subsidized on the hardware side.

        • Noerknhar@feddit.orgEnglish
          21·
          5 days ago

          It’s likely the same for the Steam Deck. Valve might produce them at a loss, because sales on Steam outweigh the initial low / negative margin.

          Now think about it. You have heavily subsidized hardware because you control the market on which games can be purchased.

          Now take that control away. What happens most likely?

          • forrgott@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
            11·
            5 days ago

            Not likely. The Steam Deck represents a tiny fraction of their user base. Totally different business model.

            And they’re obviously banking on continued brand loyalty; they’re just opening up the system a bit (finally!). But it’s a pretty safe bet somebody who buys an Xbox branded machine is still likely to spend a lot in the Xbox store.