Why do you think it’s more niche? It’s a pc, priced reasonably for a pc this size at this time, while the deck is a handheld. Are you saying that PCs are more niche than handhelds nowadays?
Eh, I’d argue the steam machine isn’t a PC to most people that don’t already own a PC. Most adverts I’ve seen of the steam machine promote it very console-like, just with steam and more games. Everyone who reads enough into it, and knows enough about PCs to feel comfortable with Linux, most likely already has a comparable or better PC at home.
Why do you think it’s more niche? It’s a pc, priced reasonably for a pc this size at this time, while the deck is a handheld. Are you saying that PCs are more niche than handhelds nowadays?
Eh, I’d argue the steam machine isn’t a PC to most people that don’t already own a PC. Most adverts I’ve seen of the steam machine promote it very console-like, just with steam and more games. Everyone who reads enough into it, and knows enough about PCs to feel comfortable with Linux, most likely already has a comparable or better PC at home.
It’s meant to be an entry-level PC to help console gamers migrate into a PC environment with minimal overhead.
It’s not meant to be a 4k at 240fps future proofed build.