[nvarsj]

This assumes Valve isn't artifically bumping up the Steam Machine for more exposure.

[lapelusa]

Why would we assume otherwise? Valve, with all its flaws, is the one mainstream company that I'm aware of that is consumer friendly and has no issues disclosing real metrics.

[serf]

why would we assume a corporate entity wouldn't manipulate popularity numbers on an owned and unregulated platform that sells their own goods?

https://80.lv/articles/former-valve-developer-claims-steam-l...

owning 'the list' for a thing makes a company, it's why billboard still has any relevance.

[hilariously]

That guy basically saying that sampling bias is the problem, not the company steering numbers for games.

[kibwen]

This makes no sense. Valve can already just advertise the Steam Machine on the homepage, the page that everyone sees when they open Steam. They don't need to manipulate any rankings on the top-sellers list, the page that no ordinary person regularly looks at.

[Onawa]

Funny enough, I literally looked at the top sellers list last night, for the first time in probably years. I decided to look after I saw Palworld topping the charts, which I thought was interesting since it released early access 2 years ago. Turns out it just released v1.0.

[lapelusa]

Exactly. Plus, Valve is the last company that I know of that IA transparent about metrics.

[infecto]

Agree with the rest but I pretty regularly look at the top selling and new & upcoming.

[AndrewDucker]

They already can't make enough to keep up with demand. Inducing more demand at this point doesn't make them any more money.