Comment on As Xbox and PlayStation flounder, Steam is reportedly having another record year
FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 12 hours agoValve has not jacked up prices: Their game prices have been consistently among the cheapest and the only reason their hardware is expensive now is because part manufacturers are mostly price gouging (lying about AI being the cause of ALL the increased costs, which isn't true, just like it wasn't entirely true with the bitcoin mining craze).
It's also worth pointing out that Valve has made massive contributions to Linux gaming (and Linux in general), which enables people to game on potato-spec machines and compared to other gaming platforms, they are far better than almost all of them except for GOG.
cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 hours ago
Well, if the Steam Deck hasn’t gone up in price where you’re at, you might wanna buy a couple. Keep them sealed, you can sell them for a profit later. Most places, they’ve gone up quite a bit.
FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 10 hours ago
The cost of making the Steam Deck has gone up. Valve can't sell them at a massive loss or they'll go out of business. That's not Valve jacking up the price, like I already pointed out:
Go re-read my post, because you clearly missed an important part
Building a PC has skyrocketed in price too, blaming Valve is just ridiculous.
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Being a scalper on the internet? It’s more likely than you think