Re:Valve new-employee handbook (2012) [pdf]
by jbob2000 on Friday September 07, 2018 @01:14PM
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> Steam controller/Steam Link > Huge flop
Totally agree! I bought a steam controller and it gathers dust. They didn't pair the release of the controller with a killer game, there's nothing pushing me to use this over my mouse and keyboard. My friend has a steam link and it needs a lot of polish, some games don't work and it crashes a lot.
> VR
Another flop because of no killer game. A couple indie studios put out some quick hacks you might call video games, but other than that.. yeah total flop. I do see VR booths at places new age arcades like Dave & Busters, but I doubt there's enough of them to prop up the whole industry.
Fortnite is one more nail in the coffin for them. Video games are a zero sum game - I can only play one game at a time and there are only so many hours in the day for me to play. If I'm playing Fortnite, then I'm not playing Dota 2.
Totally agree! I bought a steam controller and it gathers dust. They didn't pair the release of the controller with a killer game, there's nothing pushing me to use this over my mouse and keyboard. My friend has a steam link and it needs a lot of polish, some games don't work and it crashes a lot.
> VR
Another flop because of no killer game. A couple indie studios put out some quick hacks you might call video games, but other than that.. yeah total flop. I do see VR booths at places new age arcades like Dave & Busters, but I doubt there's enough of them to prop up the whole industry.
Fortnite is one more nail in the coffin for them. Video games are a zero sum game - I can only play one game at a time and there are only so many hours in the day for me to play. If I'm playing Fortnite, then I'm not playing Dota 2.