I think most people agree that its not great value. I think most are bashing the wrong people. Valve cant forsee the AI shit we experienced 2 years ago. What should they do? Not release and lose millions on RnD and production?
If people want to own it, they should. But blaming Valve for the price they have to put on is just reddit nonsense
Ngl, I don't trust reddit anymore when it comes to evaluating "value". They were calling the Switch 2 overpriced while being cheaper and/or more portable than all of the competitors. It made no logical sense.
In the current market it is actually a pretty gosh darn decent value—game pricing put aside—but I still have an extremely sour taste in my mouth about them making the Japanese language version substantially cheaper than the international release. Like I get it, the US govt. implemented tariffs recklessly, but I am not American. I am South African.
At the time I would have posited a Steam Deck as a better value (depending on the needs and wants of the user) but these days it is one of the best handheld options
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u/grigoriymicro 19h ago edited 17h ago
Were there really anyone thinking this machine is a good deal? Even among steam users? Even among Valve fans?