Microsoft's flagship Surface PCs now cost $500 more than they did at launch
… Mid-range Surface models now cost more than flagship models when they first launched. …
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By the time the Steam Machine ships, it will have already lost the market it was supposed to own
… Steam Machines launched at retail in November 2015, alongside the Steam Controller and Steam Link. The launch came after several delays, pushing the hardware out well past its originally intended window. …
The RX 9070 GRE lands with a problem: AMD's regular 9070 is better for the same price
… Sign in to your XDA account AMD rolls out exclusive discrete graphics cards for the Chinese market with the Great Radeon Edition GRE moniker, before launching them globally. We saw this with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE, which launched in 2023 for China and early 2024 for the rest of the world. …
I finally understand why Valve abandoned the Steam Machine — the Steam Deck just proved it
… If they're pricing their mobile handheld out of the mainstream market, it's the clearest sign yet that the living room Steam Machine is dead before it's even had a chance to launch.
I stopped recommending the 3GB Raspberry Pi 4, and here's why
… The 2GB variant costs $55 launch price $45 . The new 3GB variant sits between them at $84. Meanwhile, the 1GB Pi 5 costs $45, and the 2GB one costs $65. Figuring out the pricing matrix purely on memory segmentation is a headache. …
Valve already lost me on the Steam Machine, and now I don't even know who it's actually for
… We know that Valve has confirmed a 2026 launch, but with worse pricing than that of consoles and hardware that can't rival budget PCs, who is the Steam Machine really for? …
Xbox Game Pass gets a price cut — but loses new Call of Duty games
… Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass game subscription platform is getting a much-needed price reduction, but future Call of Duty titles will no longer be available on the service at launch . …
The high-end Legion Go 2's price surges to almost $3,000
… Microsoft also recently increased the price of its Surface devices considerably, with its flagship models now costing $500 more than they did at launch. …
Valve confirms Steam Controller price and release date, and it's as expensive as I feared
… Sign in to your XDA account Summary The Steam Controller launches on May 4th for $100; it's being sold separately from the Steam Machine. …
The Steam Machine is coming for consoles, whether Valve admits it or not
… The other angle is that third-party vendors will likely launch cheaper and pricier variants, which will further chip at the pricing argument against the Steam Machine. …