Hakairoku t1_j0eao9p wrote
Reply to comment by zombieman2088 in Valve answers our burning Steam Deck questions — including a possible Steam Controller 2 by retroanduwu24
Every failed Valve project has it's DNA in the Steam Deck
Even the losses such as Steam Link and Steam Machines ultimately contributed to the culmination that is the Deck. I think the only one that did well that became a part of the Deck was the Index's sound system being applied to the Deck.
jazir5 t1_j0fm82l wrote
And that's the best way for a company as big as valve to do it. Take all of their failures which had a solid foundation at their core, roll up all of the fixes into one ultimate product like the Deck that sells well. Too many companies have a failure and just abandon the idea entirely. Valve uses their failures as learning experiences
danielv123 t1_j0gjtma wrote
Was steam link a failure? Isn't it basically the same thing as in home streaming, which has been great since it launched?
Hakairoku t1_j0gr1h1 wrote
The common sentiment with the Steam Link was that it was rendered redundant by just buying a really long ethernet cable.
It was a harsh sentiment, since I believe there's a genuine use case for the Link for situations where a long Ethernet cable won't cover.
danielv123 t1_j0gttww wrote
That doesn't make sense to me. In what way can an Ethernet cable replace the steam link? You use steam link over the Ethernet cable, or wifi or wan if you feel like it.
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