I love you, I truly do. You created a device that was just objectively better and had to have cost more money to make but didnt raise the price a single penny, in fact you even lowered the price. I don’t think anyone understands how unheard of that is in the tech and gaming industry and it’s obviously because they know we’re gonna spend twice as much on games for the deck, but valve still kept the prices the same. I cannot wait to see what you have in store for this devices next iteration but I can say, please feel free to take your time with it and understand that as long as you continue this respect and care for your fan base we will always support and contribute to your company, thank you from gamers everywhere(except Australia, hopefully you can work on that lol) Thank you Valve! Cant wait for my oled steam deck to come in!

  • PBJisGood2@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    It’s the tried and true loss leader business strategy where a company trying to enter a market takes a large financial hit to build marketshare. A huge sum of video game spending in the world has shifted from large gaming boxes (consoles) to mobile. This is evidenced by the massive success of Nintendo Switch in Japan, and Sony’s own tepid performance with PS5 in its home country.

    I do like that Valve built a compatibility layer in Linux to achieve their goals here. If you can build products that actively deconstruct another company’s foothold in a market, you’re flooding the market with new competition, which is the only way free market systems can benefit consumers.

    With that said, probably shouldn’t love corporations in the same way you shouldn’t love a sociopath.

  • 7thsundaymorning_@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    People are so bitter. Yes, it’s business, but what do you expect? For them to send personal love letters to their customers? I feel too like they’re doing really well with their communication and how they offer repair service, warranty (even when upgraded the ssd!) Etc. I never heard a company being praised so much for offering such an afforadble handheld pc.

    The glass is half full, people are happy, Valve did great and sometimes it’s great to also communicate just that. How are some almost discouraging OP for being too happy? 🤔

  • LastStardust@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If Valve really just wanted to milk us dry, they could have churned out a v1.5 with the OLED screen and very little else improved, possibly even cheaping out on some parts that they previously didn’t before. Never a fan of black and white takes. Seeing the teardowns and reviews, it’s clear they went above and beyond to deliver something that could really tide you over for a while, and the continued support means they remain invested in helping to make Linux a relevant OS for gaming, as well as expanding the demand for portable PCs. It’s not an altruistic endeavour, but a relation where both the company and the consumers are generally content is a pretty healthy dynamic. It could be a lot more take and a lot less give, as we’ve seen from other companies, both on the hardware and software side.

  • RedArmyRockstar@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Valve absolutely rocks. They stand out from other gaming companies so much. Being a private company as opposed to publicly traded certainly helps that.

  • Alucard-VS-Artorias@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Oh we all knew SteamDeck would be awesome and that SteamDeck 2 will be even more awesomer but that SteamDeck 3 - thats never gonna happen unfortunately…

  • Cbd2018@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I wasn’t a pc user before I had a steam deck. I didn’t know much about valve either as I’ve been a console gamer all my life.

    With that being said, valve has been my favorite company to give my money to for the past 2 years. They’ve been just awesome to every detail about the steam deck and the whole ecosystem.

    I guess I love ‘em too.