Overview
- Linus Tech Tips built a PC with similar components and calculated potential costs ranging from about $602 at historic lows to roughly $910 at current retail, or around $813 using cheaper brands.
- The estimate factors in Valve’s direct-to-consumer sales and potential component sourcing advantages, leading to a projected $699 retail for a base 500GB model.
- Valve continues to say the device will be priced in line with building a comparable PC and will not be sold at a loss at launch.
- Performance testing on a spec-equivalent build saw Cyberpunk 2077 hit 60fps only at low settings with FSR set to performance, with results judged below a base PS5.
- Ampere Analysis forecasts potential sales in the low millions over several years, with adoption heavily dependent on where the final price lands.