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Valve says it isn't subsidizing the Steam Machine's $1050 price because of its "religious" refusal to "build a more closed system" (www.pcgamer.com)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 0 points 4 months ago (1 child)

the customer see’s the PS5 for 600, and the steam machine for 1000+, and assume steam is the one doing something unethical

Do they? I don't automatically assume there's anything unethical about the more expensive option in any other product category. The PS5 itself costs more than an XBox Series S, probably not because Microsoft is morally superior to Sony.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    Can't say I've seen much discussion on steam boxes, but generally speaking when hearing non techie people talk about phones etc... when people see a less expensive option with marginally comparable features, they tend to conclude the expensive one is just charging more to squeeze the most out of them... unless it's apple.

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