[proxy_user]

Do consumers wish to buy these devices? That is the key question.

Remember GM and Ford going all-in on electric cars, only to discover the demand was not there.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“Do consumers wish to buy these devices? That is the key question.”

Are you kidding? My computer is over a year old and I’m on an iPhone 16 Pro Max! I’m ready to spend, spend, spend!! (/sarc in case you didn’t get it)

[Nervous Tick]

>> Do consumers wish to buy these devices? That is the key question.

Dunno. Good question though. Not me, I can tell you that much. I’m tired of computers and software. I’m going country. “Touching grass”, as the Zoomers say.

[Dr. Sivana]

Remember GM and Ford going all-in on electric cars, only to discover the demand was not there.

This is not completely analogous. It is true that some superior chips (e.g. Alpha) never found an audience. Apple has been able to force their M series on the client base, but Apple has changed Chip families multiple times with remarkably little interruption (680x0-->PowerPC--->x86--->ARM derivative).

If a steam deck power by the nVidia chips can play Steam games, run high-end workstation programs, or perform server activities better, there will be an audience because nVidia has the resources to convince buyers that support will be maintained. I am assuming that the nVidia product either performs faster, costs less to operate, or both.

[FrankRizzo890]

Not yet. It’ll be the usual early adopters who will buy them and put them to use doing cool stuff at work and at home. And as technology marches forward the price/size will decrease, and in 10 years you’ll have a full blown AI chip in your phone.