Big question is on price. Anywhere from $400 to up (without the controller)
2nd issue is the 8gb vram
Although microsoft series S also has only 8gb of usable GPU memory (but it has fast direct storage with CF Express card as mitigation)
3rd issue is FSR 4 upscaling on navi 33 (tsmc 6nm) might have performance issues upscaling to 4k 60fps — compared to navi 32 or navi 31 (tsmc 5nm). AMD made some cutbacks in architecture for navi 33 compared to navi 31 & 32
As a mitigation, valve could certify game settings for 8gb vram (assuming FSR 4 upscales from 1080p to 4K).
- For ex. We know some games can’t play 1080p max/ultra with 8gb vram
- PS5 ports
- Open world games that use nanite like tech
Last as per steam stats bulk (50%?) of steam gaming is on igp/laptop gpus which are worse potatoes than the 7600m in GabeCube 1 — or similar with 8gb vram. All those people are targets for this device.