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It'll be the cheapest place, by an absurd margin, to play Baldur's Gate 3.

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[–] janNatan@lemmy.ml 50 points 1 year ago (36 children)

Series S is the cheapest way to play the game by an absurd margin? Steam Deck is only about $100 more and it plays the game just fine.

[–] bright_side_@beehaw.org 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Absurd is too strong of a word, but 100$ ain't nothing. Not for everyone.

[–] lemillionsocks@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

It's literally 1/3rd more expensive and thats not an insignificant amount. If your rent increased by 1/3rd tomorrow you'd probably be pissed and if you had a 33.33 percent chance of getting struck by lightning by stepping outside tomorrow you'd probably stay indoors that day.

[–] ObiGynKenobi@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

$100, plus the cost of the mandatory microSD or SSD you'll need to add to even install the game on Deck, plus the $50 discount for the Series S if you have a modicum of patience. The difference is more like $175-200, and last year the Series S was $100 off for Black Friday. Assuming the game is targeting holiday 2023 for Xbox, you could potentially grab the Series S + BG3 for under $300.

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