Re:Facebook loses users for the first time
by kranke155 on Thursday February 03, 2022 @10:14AM
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The Quest is sold at a loss so that criticism is pretty unfair. Valve makes money out of the Index.
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Re:Facebook loses users for the first time
by namelessoracle on Thursday February 03, 2022 @11:02AM
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Can you point to a current console platform that isnt sold at a loss? PS5 and Xbox X is sold at a loss. Switches aren't, and it's well known that they are underpowered for current gen. Steam Deck also by Valve is thought to be sold at a loss. https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/gabe-newell-says-steam-...
You are criticizing them for a industry standard practice. Make loss on the console, make it up with the software. With what they are doing with the Steam Deck it seems like they have learned a lesson about trying to make a profit on the hardware from their VR efforts.