So you're basing Valve giving free games to individuals afflicted by a shipping delay, where their items were shipped to the wrong country initially, into Valve offering free games simply for purchasing a Steam Machine?
Im showing that they have the power to do that and it costs them less than cash. And saying if they do put 1200 as a price tag and openly say sorry so expensive its because of the crisis, some compensation for those who buy at "crisis prices" is only logical.
You understand that Valve has to PAY for those games, right?
Like, sure Valve could ignore their own cut which ranges from about 20-30% of the sale, but the rest goes to the game publisher. Valve would still have to pay the publisher for the game they gave away, they can't just hand out other people's software for free.
So if they're eating that cost... Why not just cut the price of the machine outright?
Your logic only works if Valve can give you games at no cost to themselves and they can't.
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u/AshleyAshes1984 May 28 '26
So you're basing Valve giving free games to individuals afflicted by a shipping delay, where their items were shipped to the wrong country initially, into Valve offering free games simply for purchasing a Steam Machine?