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by mhh__ 1008 days ago
They also mostly tend to do things when the time is right rather than when they think other people think the time is right — they can be quite conservative both in tech and game design but that also means they don't ship broken crap too often which is surprisingly rare in the industry.
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Artifact, Steam machines, Steam Link... they have a lot of misses with relatively low quantity output.
Steam controller. I waited for them to release a v2 with embedded battery and better build quality and it never came. I guess the Steamdeck benefitted from it, but I'd still like it as a controller.
Oh, very much so. Because of vision issues, I need to plug my Steam Deck into a monitor to play comfortably, but the USB-C connection isn't reliable enough while actually using the Deck as a controller. I need an external controller for my deck, but one that's as good as the Deck (non-negotiable requirements: gyro, back buttons). I wish I could just order a Steam Controller v2 (with two sticks, just like on the Deck).
I love my steam controller to this day.
Artifact… yeah.

Steam machines… yeah, maybe but no, not really? The first iteration yes, but the steam deck is a very successful handheld steam machine after all.