I was actually surprised with how close the equivalent came out to be through their build. I haven’t priced out a build in years, but it was genuinely surprising to see how expensive a mid-low end build is now. Gone are the days of the $500 console killer.

The problem here continues to remain that I know almost no one that can just shell out $1050 for this device. I get why it is priced as it is, but this is definitely not going to sell to what I imagine their initial target audience was. It’ll just be relegated to enthusiasts with too much disposable income.

That said, it is a good entry into PC gaming, the platform that generally does well and can still play games from >20 years ago on a modern machine. One can’t look past the fact that I can still play the games I bought on Steam in 2008 on the computer I built three years ago in 2023. That is easily the biggest selling point of this device to the average consumer in my opinion.