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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)
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[–] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What even is their profit margin after all of the software work they've done for it?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Valve probably wants consumers to have a machine in their home that is dedicated to running their marketplace. They don't care if it's hardware they sold. They want the same accessiblity to their store front that consoles have.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    You can easily separate Proton development costs from the Steam Machine.

    I have been buying Proton supported games on Steam and they know it.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    What's the profit margin on that do you think?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    I have no idea, but Valve does because they have the analytics for it. They can see what games are bought, played and ran on Proton.

    And it seems profitable.

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