FubarberryM to Steam DeckEnglish · 15 hours agoWhen the Steam Deck was still just an idea, Valve says some staff were like, "I just want that for me" and "the point wasn't even to make a product out of it"www.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up1415arrow-down15
arrow-up1410arrow-down1external-linkWhen the Steam Deck was still just an idea, Valve says some staff were like, "I just want that for me" and "the point wasn't even to make a product out of it"www.gamesradar.comFubarberryM to Steam DeckEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square88fedilink
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·edit-23 hours ago It… it goes into the company. …what? How…does fucking around researching and developing products for their team members benefit the company?
minus-squareggppjj@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoThe steam deck is making them money, that was a product developed by fucking around.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 hour agoBecause making money was always the intention. That’s my point.
minus-squareOlhonestjim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 minutes agoIt seems that you can only think of value in terms of making a profit. But there is also great value in making something to see what is possible, regardless of profit. If you can’t see that, you’ll never make something innovative.
…what? How…does fucking around researching and developing products for their team members benefit the company?
The steam deck is making them money, that was a product developed by fucking around.
Because making money was always the intention. That’s my point.
It seems that you can only think of value in terms of making a profit. But there is also great value in making something to see what is possible, regardless of profit. If you can’t see that, you’ll never make something innovative.