Why $700 could be a "death sentence" for the Steam Machine
摘要
Valve近期表示，由于内存和存储等关键组件成本上涨，公司需重新评估Steam Machine的定价与发货计划。目前尚不确定价格调整的具体幅度，行业分析师对成本压力是否会转嫁给消费者意见不一。有分析指出，若最终定价达到700美元，可能对这款面向客厅的游戏主机市场前景造成严重影响。
After writing two November stories analyzing price expectations for Valve's upcoming Steam Machine, I really didn't think we'd be offering more informed speculation before the official price was revealed. Then Valve wrote a blog post this week noting that the "growing price of... critical components" like RAM and storage meant that "we must revisit our exact shipping schedule and pricing" for the living room-focused PC gaming box.
We don't know exactly what form that "revisiting" will take at the moment. Analysts who spoke to Ars were somewhat divided on how much of its quickly increasing component costs Valve would be willing (or forced) to pass on to consumers.
"We knew the component issue was bad," DFC Intelligence analyst David Cole told Ars. "It has just gotten worse. "
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