Today Steam Deck was officially announced – portable gaming platform from the company Valve… The novelty boasts an impressive technical filling, as well as full support for the service library Steam… Moreover, the price of the basic configuration is only $ 399…
As explained Gabe Newell in conversation with the resource IGNWhen designing the Steam Deck, Valve engineers focused primarily on high performance and overall system quality. For this reason, the question of the price of the company’s console was very difficult. – Newell calls him “painful”… The realities of the console market are such that if the cost is too high, the product can fail, so Valve was looking for a middle ground.
“It is important for me that [взяв в руки Steam Deck] I could tell – everything works, and at the same time it works quickly. In this sense, the issue of price was a secondary, and rather painful moment. And yet, we immediately decided on the most important landmark. The performance and quality of the device are fundamental aspects from which we have started, “explained Gabe Newell.
Gabe Newell went on to add that Valve has ambitious plans for the Steam Deck. – the company expects to sell “millions of consoles” and completely revolutionize the current ecosystem of the PC market, potentially opening up a whole new direction for business…
Moreover, if the Steam Deck takes off, Valve will invite third-party hardware manufacturers into the business.
“In our understanding, if all the cards are played correctly, then we will talk about millions of consoles sold. About the creation of a whole new category of products with which not only our company, but also third-party PC manufacturers will work in the future… There is a long-term benefit for us here. In general, this is our global vision.
At the same time, we do not describe any exact commercial sub-goals. We are not making plans according to which for every sold console there should be from eight sold games, fearing that otherwise we will fail. A slightly different type of thinking plays here. We are wondering if our product is good enough and if we have approached the whole situation correctly in order to grope for potential benefits for both players and developers as the PC ecosystem evolves in this new direction. First of all, it is important for us to overcome this milestone, “continues Gabe Newell.
Feedback from journalists, analysts and users will be critical to Valve. She carefully studies the reaction to the announcement.
Global launch Steam Deck expected in December this year…
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