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• myspecialpurpose@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  nme.com/…/gabe-newell-says-steam-decks-aggressive…

  indiekings.com/…/why-valve-sells-steam-deck-at-lo…

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  • missingno@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The only actual quote here is

    Price point was secondary and painful. But that was pretty clearly a critical aspect to it.

    But Newell didn't actually say it was at a loss, did he? Seems like they're just speculating.

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    • myspecialpurpose@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You picked one quote out of both those articles to interpret as your counter to my point? Seems to me this isn’t even an argument. It’s a consensus among anyone that understands the cost of building that device. Amazing that your response to me providing sources is “But the owner didn’t say it explicitly, so it doesn’t count.” Are you 12 years old? Why don’t you provide some sources about how profitable the steam deck was?

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      • missingno@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I picked the quote that's actually attributed to Gabe. The second link you gave doesn't even have any quotes at all.

        It doesn't sound like Valve actually did confirm this, but that some news outlets ran with a rumor.

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    • LuigiMaoFrance@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      To Newell “painful” probably means one less annual yacht’s worth of profit.

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