Back in February we hit the three year mark of Valve's Steam Deck with SteamOS Linux, and as we approach the release of the public SteamOS 3 Beta for more devices, here's an updated look at the sales charts.
Your thought process makes sense where the value of the product is dependent on market acceptance, such as a console. This is a small portable computer with an integrated controller that plays PC games. The value of this product isn’t dependent on market acceptance, but on ability to perform the task and durability. Its capabilities were known before general release, as was the quality of Valve’s hardware. I can certainly see the stance that many games weren’t well supported when it was first released, and that the hardware isn’t able to run some of the more demanding games produced, at least until custom support was added. But anything you got except the hardware would be usable elsewhere if you upgraded to another computer, whether it be handheld or more traditional.
Your thought process makes sense where the value of the product is dependent on market acceptance, such as a console. This is a small portable computer with an integrated controller that plays PC games. The value of this product isn’t dependent on market acceptance, but on ability to perform the task and durability. Its capabilities were known before general release, as was the quality of Valve’s hardware. I can certainly see the stance that many games weren’t well supported when it was first released, and that the hardware isn’t able to run some of the more demanding games produced, at least until custom support was added. But anything you got except the hardware would be usable elsewhere if you upgraded to another computer, whether it be handheld or more traditional.