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Re:Why Steam Deck Is One of the Most Significant PC Gaming M... by ramesh31 on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @04:34PM (#34715564)
I'll just say that these are, point for point, the exact same arguments made 20 years ago against the iPhone coming to market.
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Re:Why Steam Deck Is One of the Most Significant PC Gaming M... by deafpolygon on Thursday February 09, 2023 @04:00AM (#34721374)
Except, iPhones were first to market with an app store. There's a stronghold that Valve would need to break. If Microsoft couldn't do it with the full weight of its developer division and Windows Phone, then it's not likely Valve can.
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Re:Why Steam Deck Is One of the Most Significant PC Gaming M... by ramesh31 on Thursday February 09, 2023 @09:35AM (#34724497)
>There's a stronghold that Valve would need to break.

If only Valve had a world class digital marketplace...

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