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[–] segfault11@hexbear.net 25 points 3 days ago (2 children)

calling it now, gabecube will not be under $800

[–] microfiche@hexbear.net 16 points 3 days ago

That's been known from the start.

[–] Hermes@hexbear.net 5 points 3 days ago

I think it was probably intended to hit a price point comparable to the steam deck, but with the DRAM price hikes, I doubt it will be anything reasonable.

[–] tidalwave@hexbear.net 23 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

That $500M super yacht certainly isn't cheap to run

[–] hello_hello@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago

But you must apparently worship steam and kiss their feet for being the good billionaire company.

[–] IsThisLoss@hexbear.net 17 points 3 days ago

The writing was on the wall ever since the OLED version debuted with a modified SoC optimized for low wattage performance.

I can't imagine it made much sense to keep the production line running for the older silicon.

[–] BGDelirium@hexbear.net 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Keeping my eyes on an Ayn dual screen model or Retroid or Anbernic something for my emulation machine upgrade over the basic Game Boy like model that is currently gathering dust on my nightstand

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Ayn dual screen model

Something wrong with the Thor?

[–] BGDelirium@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

I think that's the one I'm thinking of. Couldn't remember the name 😅

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days ago

Kinda unfortunate, I never pulled the trigger because I didn't think I'd use it enough but a super cheap x86 handheld is an awesome product to exist.