Zippy6 said:
Valves decision to not subsidise the price at all is bizarre. Their profit margins are insane, with a low number of employees running a platform that prints money.
If valve aren't willing to take steps like subsidising to get a foothold in the hardware market, why even make hardware?
This thing isn't going to notably benefit their business in anyway, whereas creating a product that could entice console gamers absolutely could have.
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Valve just confirmed that they have zero sway in the RAM business where they're treated like nobodies. Sony and Nintendo can get components (not RAM necessarily, but components in general) at lower prices, maybe even before accounting for their ability to sell a 100 million+ units. They're just not on a level playing field.
Subsidizing would hardly move the needle unless they price their hardware notably lower than a console. So they may as well capitalize on Gabe worshippers instead. SteamDeck was quite cheap and yet practically had zero impact on consoles, I don't think it would have played out differently with a reasonably priced SteamMachine (slightly more expensive than the equivalent console). They never really had a chance, certainly not now with these crazy DDR prices.
