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there was a video on here a few days ago of Gabe talking about Valves VR strategy. he kept reiterating how important it was for them to keep their ecosystem op
by catshirt 10y ago
there was a video on here a few days ago of Gabe talking about Valves VR strategy.
he kept reiterating how important it was for them to keep their ecosystem open because it helps their chances to succeed either on the software or hardware side of things.
now there may have been some lip service, but he did seem to genuinely believe that all VR developers working independently has a greater chance chance to hurt actors in the industry more than help.
- jobigoud 10y agoYes, and I think the tracking pucks are a prime example of this. We don't exactly know what people are going to do with them, they put it out there for people to figure it out. Track a baseball bat, track your pet, track a camera, track an RC vehicle...
- usrusr 10y agoValve is in a uniquely comfortable situation: they don't have to win VR, they only need to avoid losing. They can be open to cooperation because cooperating with them implies accepting that a huge chunk of monetization is already spoken for.
- catshirt 10y agoyes, Valve does have an advantage- which might suggest other companies could not copy their playbook. but, i think the point we can generalize is that in an underdeveloped space that requires a lot of innovation, any company creating a walled garden is putting themselves at an explicit disadvantage by not contributing to the landscape at large.