Valve can afford a niche, pricey hardware launch; Sony and Microsoft can’t
The article analyzes the impact of rising hardware component prices on the video game industry, particularly for console manufacturers like Sony and Microsoft. While Valve's Steam Machine can find a niche despite its high price, Sony and Microsoft face greater risks if their next-generation consoles are priced out of the mass market due to these ongoing supply chain and pricing issues.
- Entities
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Sony
- Company: Valve
- Platform: Nintendo Switch
- Company: Activision Blizzard
- Game: Steam Machine
- Platform: PlayStation 5
- Company: Apple
- Platform: Xbox Series X
- Platform: Xbox Series S
- Topic: Supply Chain
- Topic: Hardware Pricing
- Topic: Video Game Consoles
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