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Ayaneo next handheld is going to use SteamOS (www.dexerto.com)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I don't understand why Valve would allow this. Wouldn't this be a direct competitor to the Steam Deck, even if it at a lower price point?

[–] [email protected] 35 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Valve made the steam deck to encourage other device makers to follow suite.

They're trying to bootstrap a new market segment. They don't actually want to be a hardware company. They want to sell games. Lots, and lots of games.

They're providing all they can to help other manufacturers come onboard, so they can sell games, and make wads of sweet cash.

They never hid it. They were clear about it from the start.

The deck is a proof of concept for the industry to follow.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

They don't actually want to be a hardware company. They want to sell games. Lots, and lots of games.

They're providing all they can to help other manufacturers come onboard, so they can sell games, and make wads of sweet cash.

That's genius!

[–] [email protected] 28 points 10 months ago (1 children)

@Gork @mr_MADAFAKA The deck and all these handhelds just drive game sales on Steam, which is where Valve makes all it's money... Competition between handhelds doesn't bother them!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

And that’s Valve's ultimate motive, to have as many handhelds(and PCs) to use SteamOS and distance themselves from Windows Microsoft.