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Valve's a software distribution company, not a hardware company. The steam deck exists primarily to expand their targetable market. It's of no benefit to them

by yarg 3y ago

Valve's a software distribution company, not a hardware company. The steam deck exists primarily to expand their targetable market. It's of no benefit to them if people's devices fail - they just stop buying games (unlike Apple, where the devices are intended to slow down or stop working altogether).

jonhohle 3y ago
> unlike Apple… I liked the direction you were going, but I don’t think you made the right comparison. iPhones, for example, are used 30-60% longer (4-10 years) than a Samsung phone (3-6 years). Apple provides software updates for all of their devices for 6+ years. I’ve had very few devices containing lithium ion batteries that didn’t require a new battery. I have devices from the early 2000s from Sony, HP, Dell, Nikon, and countless others whose batteries have failed.
- johnnyanmac 3y ago
  Samsung has some very aggressive upgrade programs, so that might explain it. Used to even have an entire yearly upgrade program you could pay for.
Pr0ject217 3y ago
Valve may not be a hardware company on the scale of Apple, but they do design/prototype/create/repair hardware products. Also, they do a lot more than just distribute software [0]. [0] https://uspto.report/company/Valve-Corp/patents https://uspto.report/company/Valve-Corp/patents
- yarg 3y ago
  Yes, of course they do - and all in service of steam.
  - BEEdwards 3y ago
    I'm confused, you're lobbing this as if it's a gotcha or insult. No matter what you think of them as a company Steam is a license to print money, of course basically everything they do is in service of it...
    - yarg 3y ago
      No I'm not, I'm acting as if it reinforces my original point - which it does. That Valve is a software distribution company.
thomastjeffery 3y ago
Valve released the highest quality consumer VR headset 4 years ago. Today, it is still one of the highest quality consumer VR headsets. It has not dropped in price yet.
Daz1 3y ago
>where the devices are intended to slow down or stop working altogether Stop spreading disinformation please

by yarg 3y ago

jonhohle 3y ago

> unlike Apple… I liked the direction you were going, but I don’t think you made the right comparison. iPhones, for example, are used 30-60% longer (4-10 years) than a Samsung phone (3-6 years). Apple provides software updates for all of their devices for 6+ years. I’ve had very few devices containing lithium ion batteries that didn’t require a new battery. I have devices from the early 2000s from Sony, HP, Dell, Nikon, and countless others whose batteries have failed.

johnnyanmac 3y ago
Samsung has some very aggressive upgrade programs, so that might explain it. Used to even have an entire yearly upgrade program you could pay for.

Pr0ject217 3y ago

Valve may not be a hardware company on the scale of Apple, but they do design/prototype/create/repair hardware products. Also, they do a lot more than just distribute software [0]. [0] https://uspto.report/company/Valve-Corp/patents https://uspto.report/company/Valve-Corp/patents

yarg 3y ago
Yes, of course they do - and all in service of steam.
- BEEdwards 3y ago
  I'm confused, you're lobbing this as if it's a gotcha or insult. No matter what you think of them as a company Steam is a license to print money, of course basically everything they do is in service of it...
  - yarg 3y ago
    No I'm not, I'm acting as if it reinforces my original point - which it does. That Valve is a software distribution company.

thomastjeffery 3y ago

Valve released the highest quality consumer VR headset 4 years ago. Today, it is still one of the highest quality consumer VR headsets. It has not dropped in price yet.

Daz1 3y ago

>where the devices are intended to slow down or stop working altogether Stop spreading disinformation please