laurenceOfSuburbia@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 3 days agoWhat surprise do you have prepared Nintendo?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up1380arrow-down126
arrow-up1354arrow-down1imageWhat surprise do you have prepared Nintendo?lemmy.worldlaurenceOfSuburbia@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square100fedilink
minus-squarecepelinas@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·3 days agoI mean it’s closer to a pellet gun because afaik the Steam machine isn’t subsidized by game sales unlike some consoles, still engineering and setting up manufacturing still probably cost a lot so it’s probably still a gun just not a shotgun.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 days agoI look at the Steam Machine being a proof of concept device leading to third party development. There is now a lot of interest in computer markers to make their own machine and Valve is more than happy if they do it at no cost to Valve.
minus-squarevaultdweller013@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoYeah valve wins regardless of who builds the machines, arguably they win more if someone else builds the machine but regardless they win.
I mean it’s closer to a pellet gun because afaik the Steam machine isn’t subsidized by game sales unlike some consoles, still engineering and setting up manufacturing still probably cost a lot so it’s probably still a gun just not a shotgun.
I look at the Steam Machine being a proof of concept device leading to third party development.
There is now a lot of interest in computer markers to make their own machine and Valve is more than happy if they do it at no cost to Valve.
Yeah valve wins regardless of who builds the machines, arguably they win more if someone else builds the machine but regardless they win.