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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If Valve creates an "entry point" for living room PCs, the console-beating Steam Machines will follow, argues Baldur's Gate 3's publishing director⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Go back and reread my first comment? $499 is absolutely not happening.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If Valve creates an "entry point" for living room PCs, the console-beating Steam Machines will follow, argues Baldur's Gate 3's publishing director⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  This conversation started with you saying you expected Valve to sell the Machine at a loss, me explaining why that's unlikely, followed by you saying the Deck was definitely sold at a loss. You can't backpedal that to near loss now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If Valve creates an "entry point" for living room PCs, the console-beating Steam Machines will follow, argues Baldur's Gate 3's publishing director⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  That could just as easily mean the profit margins were thin, not necessarily negative. I asked if there was actual confirmation that it's being sold at a loss, because all I could find was speculation, and you gave me speculation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If Valve creates an "entry point" for living room PCs, the console-beating Steam Machines will follow, argues Baldur's Gate 3's publishing director⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If Valve creates an "entry point" for living room PCs, the console-beating Steam Machines will follow, argues Baldur's Gate 3's publishing director⁩ ⁨⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If Valve creates an "entry point" for living room PCs, the console-beating Steam Machines will follow, argues Baldur's Gate 3's publishing director⁩ ⁨⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Do you have a source for that? All I can find are conflicting rumors and speculation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If Valve creates an "entry point" for living room PCs, the console-beating Steam Machines will follow, argues Baldur's Gate 3's publishing director⁩ ⁨⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Console manufacturers sell at a loss because they have to sell the hardware first before they can sell anything else. They know they'll get that money back on software you couldn't have bought without the console.

  While I'm sure Valve hopes to bring some new customers to Steam this way, I'll bet that the majority of Steam Machines sold will be to users who are already invested in Steam and have an existing library of games to play. If they take a loss on hardware, they can't be certain they're actually making up for it elsewhere.

  It's not practical for the Machine to be a loss leader because it's a supplementary product, not one the rest of their business is dependent on.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sony cracks down on Concord custom servers, issues DMCA takedowns on gameplay videos⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Legally speaking, you own the physical cartridge, but you only own a license to the software on the cartridge.

  Practically speaking, no one will break into your house to control what you do with the cartridge.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve's new hardware will NOT be loss leaders⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Console manufacturers sell at a loss because they need to sell the console first before they can sell anything else. They can expect to make that money back on software the user could not have bought without the console.

  Valve doesn't need people to buy Steam Machines to get them to start using Steam. In fact, I suspect most units sold will be to users who are already invested in the ecosystem. Selling at a loss would just be a straight loss to them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can't tell if L take or W take⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Women should make the first move because I'm too shy to do it myself ;_;

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve says it’s still waiting for better chips to power Steam Deck 2⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I don't want a beefier Steam Deck 2. I want a Steam Deck Mini that fits in my pocket and runs my favorite 2D indie games.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Winter burrow SBI controversy⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Two years ago, one of my favorite games made some very minor cosmetic tweaks, and that was enough to attract a horde of post-Gamergaters crying that this is the downfall of western civilization. Two years later, the board for that game is still under seige by trolls that have rendered it unusable for anyone who actually wants to talk about the game. Every now and then a Valve mod will lock one thread, and then the trolls just make another and it continues.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Hardware Announcement⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I want to see The Year of the Linux Desktop™ as much as anyone else on this platform, but I think you're living in a bubble if you believe there's any universe in which this could suddenly dethrone Windows.

  It'll carve out a good niche for itself, but that's really all it will be.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Hardware [new Steam Controller, Steam Machine, and VR headset Steam Frame, coming in 2026]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  My impression of the original Steam Controller was that it was designed for games I don't want to play on controller, at the expense of being terrible for games I do want to play on controller.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Hardware Announcement⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I don't think they even can manufacture at a scale anywhere close to the big three. Like with the Steam Deck, it'll be a great product for a niche audience, but the numbers will be limited in comparison. No chance of taking over the industry.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Winter burrow SBI controversy⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Steam Forums are one of the worst unmoderated hellholes on the internet. It pains me that Valve keeps letting this shit keep happening.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gamepad for Linux Gaming?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I will forever swear by the 8BitDo Pro 2

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sliced off the tip of my thumb, what are some good one handed games?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  CoH's control scheme requires both hands, so I can't recommend it to OP. But I'll also have to say that I have the opposite opinion, CoH was good for a casual playthrough but wasn't something I could sink several hundred hours into like the original. The overworld made runs much longer and much more repetitive since a lot of it is always the same.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sliced off the tip of my thumb, what are some good one handed games?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  • Anything turn-based, especially mouse-driven titles. Slay the Spire, Chess, Riichi Mahjong, Balatro, etc.

  • Puyo Puyo Champions has a one-handed preset in its controller options. Do note that if you want to play online, only Switch is active since that's where Japan is, I can't recommend the game on other platforms.

  • Kirby Air Ride uses only one button + analog stick, and any button works, so you can use L. Would have to be left hand for the original, but the sequel coming out later this month has a detailed accessibility menu, which I bet will include right-handed settings.

  • Crypt of the Necrodancer is designed to be playable with just four arrows, in case anyone wanted to play it on a DDR mat. Which also means you can play with arrow keys or WASD.

  • Rhythm Doctor is actually just one button.

  • Rhythm Heaven Fever uses only A and B. Rhythm Heaven DS uses only stylus. The rest of the series uses d-pad as well though, so those are less playable.

  • Come to think of it, any DS game that only uses stylus.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Remember to do your update⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A rant on left-wing online infighting⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  In a representative democracy, we don't just vote for policies that can be separated from their politicians. We vote for politicians.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A rant on left-wing online infighting⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There are lines that need to be drawn. If a neo-nazi says they want to push neo-nazi policies in the name of defeating Trump, nope, still not letting them in the tent just because they said they're trying to beat Trump.

  And if you can agree with that extreme hypothetical, then it just becomes a debate over where we draw that line, not over whether a line should be drawn at all. I think for a lot of people, "leftist infighting" is something that's only bad when other people do it, because they drew the line in a different place from you.

  Getting a little less hypothetical here, I don't think it's acceptable to throw LGBTQ people under the bus in the name of defeating Trump. Even if you want a big tent, you're still stuck with a conflict on whether that tent should include LGBTQ people or Gavin Newsom. I'd rather have the former.

  We have almost four years to find a better nominee than Gavin Newsom. I am positive that we can do better than him.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Discussion] What is the best rated 18+ anime you've seen?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Does Takopi's Original Sin count? Definitely not one for kids.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Discussion] What is your most 'comfy' anime?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Azumanga Daioh, Spy x Family

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Good Halloween Games⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Vampire Savior

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are the most popular conspiracy theories?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Qanon

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who was your first childhood videogame crush?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Aika from Skies of Arcadia

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sora might have a 'pervert' problem on its hands⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  As a journalist she did it to see what would happen. And then wrote an article about what happened. This is definitely worth talking about even if she did click the box, the box isn't really the point here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When was the last time you actually laughed while playing a game?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Just a few days ago, at a local Vampire Savior tournament. Grand Finals ended with me sniping Q-Bee's bubble super with a callout from B.B. Hood's gun super. Wish I had a clip, but it wasn't streamed or recorded.

  Also had a few good laughs playing Skullgirls earlier that night at the same local, chaotic shit always happens in that game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there good Movies, TV Shows, Anime, with wholesome family (particularly parent-child) relations?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Word of caution, do NOT read the original manga. It's kind of infamous for the incredibly controversial direction the story goes in the second half, which the anime thankfully omits.