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WTF Just Happened? | The Corrupt Memory Industry & Micron (i.ytimg.com)

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[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com -5 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Same as consoles. Sell at a loss to increase game sales and earn more on the backend.

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[–] reev@sh.itjust.works 16 points 11 months ago

Its not happening. Selling a PC just isn't the same as selling a console that can basically "just" play games.

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[–] FishFace@piefed.social 12 points 11 months ago

Steam already rakes in cash due to being in a dominant market position on pc. Selling at a loss doesn't get them much.

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