LinusTechTips threw together a build matching Valve's upcoming box and landed around $602 using historical low prices for parts like an AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and Radeon RX 6600. Building that same rig right this second would run closer to $900 because memory shortages are wrecking component costs across the board.
Linus figures Valve might shoot for $699 as a launch price since the company skips retailer markups by selling direct and doesn't plan to eat losses like Sony or Microsoft traditionally do with consoles. The estimate makes sense given current market conditions, but predicting the final number stays pretty tough until Valve actually confirms pricing details.
The system will probably lean hard on AMD FSR upscaling to hit 4K at 60 frames, which tracks with what people expect from mid-range hardware in that price bracket.
Linus figures Valve might shoot for $699 as a launch price since the company skips retailer markups by selling direct and doesn't plan to eat losses like Sony or Microsoft traditionally do with consoles. The estimate makes sense given current market conditions, but predicting the final number stays pretty tough until Valve actually confirms pricing details.
The system will probably lean hard on AMD FSR upscaling to hit 4K at 60 frames, which tracks with what people expect from mid-range hardware in that price bracket.
