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  • cenariodantesco@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    i still added myself to the raffle queue. even thou the price is steep, I still see it as an option in the diy PC building landscape. it’s a PC, free from the console ecosystem, I can install any os I want, games from my gog library, emulate freely, all in a tiny quiet box.

    i think this price is not what they intended, and in the bigger picture valve is tiny compared to console manufacturers, they can’t get deals in hardware like they can.

    I also think valve could sell as option a version with no storage and memory, lower price, it would fit the diy/options community like a glove

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      2 days ago

      Oh man, I saw your post calling it a raffle and jumped to sign up. It’s not.

      It a wait list to make a reservation.

      • cenariodantesco@lemmy.world
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        2 days ago

        Ah sorry if I mislead you, it’s a raffle because you sign up for a reservation list but it’s not guarantee you’ll be selected, on the 25th their system will random pick some and send the email, with the 72 hour deadline to buy

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          2 days ago

          Yeah, I should have spent a little time figuring that out. Now I just need to hope I don’t win: I don’t want it as much as they’re charging

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          2 days ago

          They are really cool machines and my teens would love them, so yes, if it were an actual raffle that would be fantastic.

          However a couple years ago I spent a ridiculous amount of money helping them build their own gaming PCs, and get rid of their consoles. We don’t need to spend another $1,500. And I rarely have time to game

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            1 day ago

            Oh I see, you mean an actual raffle and not just a pert chasing que, that would be fun but idk feel like that could be manipulated by scalpers somehow. It would be fun tho.

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              1 day ago

              For sure, that’s why I went directly there without finding out, amazed it could still be open

              But I imagine deterring scalpers is a big problem art of the reason to raffle for a spot in line. Scalpers are actually a big part of the reason we switched away from consoles to begin with. When the Xbox series X was released, two Christmases in a row, I was unable to get them because limited stock and too many scalpers. Fuck that.

              No scalpers buying up all the gaming rig components …… then we got ai

    • But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Did you say steam is tiny? This is what bothers me about steam fanboys, you guys act like steam in an underdog. You behave like steam is YOUR billionaire corporation, and Gabe is YOUR billionaire.

      It’s a corporation that makes 15 billion a year and does not care about you, your games or anything but money

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          2 days ago

          They’re all billionaire corporations, yours isnt special. Thats the point, damn you Americans are assholes and cultist diving in front of mean comments and being a dick to protect your capitalist lords

          • KingKong33@lemmy.ml
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            2 days ago

            Dude, you’re pulling so much out of your ass right now. All they said was Valve is tiny compared to Microsoft and Sony, and you went ahead and threw in every thing else everyone else has ever said about Valve. You heard one sentiment expressed and now you’re ranting like the crazy guy on the bus.