It’s a niche market. Niche markets are always under served.
As great as the steam deck may be, it’s only going to appeal to a small percentage of gamers. Generally more tech savvy players who frequently travel some distance with enough down time to justify that purchase. Whether that’s commuters or guys who travel for work. Or guys who just want a really expensive controller so they can play from their favorite chair.
device to play the
Actually, there are a few different ones. If you look for pocket PCs or even specific for gaming. The mainstream just didn’t know about it because they don’t have marketing reach.
They weren’t even the first, Ayn and Ayaneo were making handheld gaming computers well before Valve or the other major companies started to get involved.
How the fuck is Steam Deck a monopoly? Literally anyone could have made a great Linux based handheld. Anyone still can do it. Only Valve did.
Yeah, anyone can but no one has yet
It’s a niche market. Niche markets are always under served.
As great as the steam deck may be, it’s only going to appeal to a small percentage of gamers. Generally more tech savvy players who frequently travel some distance with enough down time to justify that purchase. Whether that’s commuters or guys who travel for work. Or guys who just want a really expensive controller so they can play from their favorite chair.
device to play the
Ok
I have done nothing complicated with the steam deck. It arrived, I turned it on. Hit download. Played a game.
Best part.
Put it to sleep. Took a piss. Picked it up and immediately starting playing again.
I’d love to see Windows do that. Until they can. It’s a non starter.
Actually, there are a few different ones. If you look for pocket PCs or even specific for gaming. The mainstream just didn’t know about it because they don’t have marketing reach.
Is valve supposed to wait for someone else to do it first?
They weren’t even the first, Ayn and Ayaneo were making handheld gaming computers well before Valve or the other major companies started to get involved.
This isn’t even Valve’s first dedicated platform, either. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_Machine_(computer)
And Valve would probably love for the new handheld to also use the Valve libraries, if that helps them penetrate the market even faster.