Sales wise the steam box is going to be a major flop. People are buying laptops and tablets these days not desktop computers.
Gaming desktop PCs are also in the growth phase. Read http://www.pcworld.com/article/2032331/surging-pc-game-sales-wont-wither-when-new-consoles-appear-expert-says.html
There's a split between gaming desktop PC ad non-gaming desktop PCs.
The first sentence in that article confirms what I just said. I am sure the growth is in low end games not games that require overpriced video cards. The article states the growth is due to an increase in China...
Good luck to Steam because no one is buying desktops anymore.
"The traditional desktop is no longer the gaming platform of choice as we are seeing more and more laptops with powerful GPUs and high end audio systems," he added.
Read http://techreport.com/news/25197/as-overall-pc-market-declines-growth-expected-in-gaming-hardware
Although casual PC users may be switching to tablets and other mobile devices, hard-core gamers appear to be sticking around—and prepared to spend. According to JPR Senior Gaming Analyst Ted Pollack, the upcoming Arma 3 will inspire $800 million in spending on PC gaming hardware. Interestingly, Pollack contends that PC games are putting additional strain on the CPU, encouraging users to upgrade more than just their graphics card.
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Lets use PS4's out-of-stock cow logic... Read http://www.cryptobadger.com/2013/11/radeon-7950-gpus-are-becoming-scarce/
"Many of you have contacted me recently asking for my opinion of x brand/model of 7950 GPU, given that some of the top choices from my mining hardware guide are sold out everywhere"
I guess you missed http://www.gamespot.com/forums/pc-mac-discussion-1000004/amd-hits-a-massive-gold-mine-with-their-r9-gaming--30985955/
Read http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2013/12/9/cryptocurrencies-are-causing-shortages-of-amd-radeon-gpus.aspx
If you head on over to Newegg, you can see that only 4 out of 17 models of the R9 280X are available for sale, the rest are completely sold out. In addition to that, only 2 of the 16 models of the R9 290X are available for sale as well. The story is the same with the R9 290 as well, with only two of the 7 models of the card available for sale.
so you are a salesman?
im going to remember this thread,
you are proof that shills exist within the forum,
everything you say is suspect, and every word would be like a turd falling into my drink
everything you say is suspect. The best you can do is turn GS's system wars into personality wars.
you are proof that shills exist within the forum.
yeah right how much is new egg given you?
Microsoft giving you kickbacks for everytime you say cows?
I can't shop at newegg since they don't ship to Australia. LOL.
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