alt Hacker NewsImagine an open console, that sells games anyway, because they are fairly priced and convenient. The console producer doesn't have to spend money to harden security, secure processors and can focus on performance instead.
Oh wait, is that not the Steam deck?
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Reminds me of the Playdate
Steam Deck sells a tiny fraction of overall Steam games, in most of the world they are not fairly priced and Steam Deck doesn't have any focus on performance at all, they slap Deck verified on everything, even stuff that barely works. Source: I have Steam Deck since the launch. Nintendo might suck in many ways but in Europe Switch 2 is 60% of Deck price, provides way better fidelity in pretty much every title and I can play cheaply by just buying physical games and selling them after. Second hand market is great through Vinted. I barely pay any money for a game after selling it and sometimes I even earn money. Digital versions of indie game prices are basically identical in both storefronts. And the docking experience and coop play is unmatched on Switch. Steam Deck is ridiculously shitty in that regard. To be honest I still use it just because of Emudeck, if not for that I would barely touch it.
how do you figure the steam deck "sells" that many "games"?
most of the top steam charts are free to play.
about 1/5th of all active players on Steam are playing Valve's first party titles.
it sells games, yes. but is it selling games the way a switch does? no.