sanitation@lemmy.today to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoValve won’t subsidise its pricey Steam Machine as there’s no guarantee the open system will be used for Steamfrvr.comexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkValve won’t subsidise its pricey Steam Machine as there’s no guarantee the open system will be used for Steamfrvr.comsanitation@lemmy.today to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square73fedilink
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoThat would make them look like jerks though. And Valve is basically just a storefront which is very generic. The only thing that keeps Valve successful against its many competitors is not looking like a jerk.
minus-squareSpice Hoarder@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoHow do coupons make you look like a jerk?
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoThey imply that your original price is dishonest. The same reason everyone hates CVS and Black Friday “deals”.
minus-squareKyle@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoI didn’t realize that was controversial for the general population. It kind of looks to me like most people love sales, Amazon Prime day and black Friday.
minus-squareSpice Hoarder@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoSo do you also not like the many steam sales and humble bundle?
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-211 days agoThats different to me because it only happens to older titles. I do find the perpetual sale titles to be obnoxious too, yes.
That would make them look like jerks though. And Valve is basically just a storefront which is very generic. The only thing that keeps Valve successful against its many competitors is not looking like a jerk.
How do coupons make you look like a jerk?
They imply that your original price is dishonest. The same reason everyone hates CVS and Black Friday “deals”.
I didn’t realize that was controversial for the general population.
It kind of looks to me like most people love sales, Amazon Prime day and black Friday.
So do you also not like the many steam sales and humble bundle?
Thats different to me because it only happens to older titles. I do find the perpetual sale titles to be obnoxious too, yes.