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[–] Paranomaly@sh.itjust.works 28 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Seems a lot like competing launchers, a lot of companies want a slice of the pie that Valve discovered but aren't willing to do the same amount of work. I've heard good things about the Ally, at least.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 14 points 6 months ago (3 children)

More like Valve created. There were PC handhelds before, but they were too expensive, had a crappy UX, and not high performance enough. Valve produced a device that addressed each of those and created a market for itself.

If you make a compelling product at a good price, the demand will come.

[–] jkrtn@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago

Oh but that requires money and effort, and creates a fair exchange for the purchaser, no can do. Hardware companies are more focused on how to force people to subscribe to their own devices.