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[–] stoly@lemmy.world 40 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Why is it necessary to go on the attack over a past attempt that didn't work? That's how innovation functions. Sometimes you hit the mark and sometimes you don't, but everyone learns from the process.

[–] krakenx@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Valve did such a good job learning from the original Steam boxes too. The controller was weird, but the best parts lived in in the Steam Deck and the new controller. The incompatibility issues with the original Steam OS showed how critical getting Proton right would be to the Steam ecosystem. Multiple hardware configurations for each SKU made it harder to verify compatibility, so now they have just 1 for each hardware type. A dedicated Steam Link box was kind of a waste, but now Steam Link works great on Android TV, Android phones, and on Steam itself. And then they built Remote Play Together on top of Steam Link, which is amazing.

Many other companies just abandoned their failures, but Valve took the time to analyze the "why" and salvage the good parts to them. No company is perfect, but kudos to them.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Should I get a steam link? Not entirely sure of its purpose but those words look good

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