Fubarberry@sopuli.xyzM to Steam Hardware@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 8 days agoAMD say the Steam Machine is "on track" for an early 2026 releasewww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square131fedilinkarrow-up1512arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1512arrow-down1external-linkAMD say the Steam Machine is "on track" for an early 2026 releasewww.gamingonlinux.comFubarberry@sopuli.xyzM to Steam Hardware@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square131fedilinkfile-text
To be honest, I expected RAM prices would push back the release date. But AMD would know more about than I would.
minus-squareeletes@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·8 days agoDepending on when they inked their contracts, they may have locked in favorable RAM prices last year
minus-squareOdemption@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·8 days agoThis is what I’ve been theorizing and hoping would be the case, and I feel like valve deserves a W like that coming in hot when gamers need it most.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-28 days agoI can’t imagine they would announce/launch something without having at least a couple years locked in.
minus-squaredoublah@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days agoProblem is there’s been reports about memory providers cancelling contracts, as the premium AI companies will pay is far higher than breaking the current contracts.
Depending on when they inked their contracts, they may have locked in favorable RAM prices last year
This is what I’ve been theorizing and hoping would be the case, and I feel like valve deserves a W like that coming in hot when gamers need it most.
I can’t imagine they would announce/launch something without having at least a couple years locked in.
Problem is there’s been reports about memory providers cancelling contracts, as the premium AI companies will pay is far higher than breaking the current contracts.
Ugh, that is bonkers.