I don't understand why Valve would allow this. Wouldn't this be a direct competitor to the Steam Deck, even if it at a lower price point?
Valve made the steam deck to encourage other device makers to follow suite.
They're trying to bootstrap a new market segment. They don't actually want to be a hardware company. They want to sell games. Lots, and lots of games.
They're providing all they can to help other manufacturers come onboard, so they can sell games, and make wads of sweet cash.
They never hid it. They were clear about it from the start.
The deck is a proof of concept for the industry to follow.
They don't actually want to be a hardware company. They want to sell games. Lots, and lots of games.
They're providing all they can to help other manufacturers come onboard, so they can sell games, and make wads of sweet cash.
That's genius!
@Gork@mr_MADAFAKA The deck and all these handhelds just drive game sales on Steam, which is where Valve makes all it's money... Competition between handhelds doesn't bother them!
And that’s Valve's ultimate motive, to have as many handhelds(and PCs) to use SteamOS and distance themselves from Windows Microsoft.
I don't understand why Valve would allow this. Wouldn't this be a direct competitor to the Steam Deck, even if it at a lower price point?
Valve made the steam deck to encourage other device makers to follow suite.
They're trying to bootstrap a new market segment. They don't actually want to be a hardware company. They want to sell games. Lots, and lots of games.
They're providing all they can to help other manufacturers come onboard, so they can sell games, and make wads of sweet cash.
They never hid it. They were clear about it from the start.
The deck is a proof of concept for the industry to follow.
That's genius!
@Gork @mr_MADAFAKA The deck and all these handhelds just drive game sales on Steam, which is where Valve makes all it's money... Competition between handhelds doesn't bother them!
And that’s Valve's ultimate motive, to have as many handhelds(and PCs) to use SteamOS and distance themselves from Windows Microsoft.