Valve still has a problem with the Number 3
Scalpers are now in deep sh*** because the limited edition which was a >honeypot for them never ran out of devices so some of them now have
lowered their price from 1700 to msrp on E-Bay and probably try to
recoup their losses, does anyone have artificial tears, I need them
Not the business model they are in, they want to get as many consoles
out as possible to give people an incentive to buy from their store and
there they rake the money in!
But, honestly, what this really means is MSRP is not high enough. Valve itself could be making a premium on launch -- with a limited runNot the business model they are in, they want to get as many consoles
collector's edition perhaps -- and then drop the price to something reasonable after the 0-day purchasers are done
My daughter is a doll collector. She has a trigger finger on launch dayYes about a service like that bitcoin miners actually are good for the environment. Have heard that numerous times, they basically know what
like no other. Scalpers in her forums have actually had the balls to
claim that they are "providing a service to the community by improving availability." I think you can guess the replies.
Am 17.11.23 um 13:15 schrieb Werner P.:
Not the business model they are in, they want to get as many consoles
out as possible to give people an incentive to buy from their store
and there they rake the money in!
Speaking of Valve, I really can applaud them for their soft approach. Basically they drop you a pc, you can install windows also deliver all drivers needed, but on the other hand you get steam os preinstalled make things as convenient as possible to get games from steam itself while
still keeping the path open for other third party stores going on linux,
and wham 99.9% of the people never bother to install anything besides
steam os on this device and they rake in the sales while nobody can
blame them to build up a monopoly or force people into steam.
The classical gaben approach of xxx just being a matter of convenience
not a hardware or drm issue!
Make it simple enough and people will stick to it!
"Piracy is not about the price, but about convenience" -GabenYes and the SD reeks of that mentality left and right, never lock anyone
Am 17.11.23 um 16:23 schrieb candycanearter07:
Yes and the SD reeks of that mentality left and right, never lock anyone >fully in, but simply make it the most convenient option!
"Piracy is not about the price, but about convenience" -Gaben
Am 17.11.23 um 13:08 schrieb Zaghadka:
My daughter is a doll collector. She has a trigger finger on launch dayYes about a service like that bitcoin miners actually are good for the >environment. Have heard that numerous times, they basically know what
like no other. Scalpers in her forums have actually had the balls to
claim that they are "providing a service to the community by improving
availability." I think you can guess the replies.
the do is evil but they try to calm themselves by mental whitewashing >gymnastics so that their bad conscience stays calm!
On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:21:51 +0100, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Werner P. wrote:
Am 17.11.23 um 16:23 schrieb candycanearter07:
Yes and the SD reeks of that mentality left and right, never lock anyone
"Piracy is not about the price, but about convenience" -Gaben
fully in, but simply make it the most convenient option!
Anybody who chants that particular mantra already has my money. I'd
insert a GIF of Fry asking someone to "Shut up and take my money!" but
this is Usenet.
Give consumers what they want and they'll pay for it. I play my favorite emulated console games on my Switch, because they bothered to use the IP instead of sitting on it, the emulator is finally good (scanlines, NTSC, etc), and Nintendo released freaking custom controllers with the original tuning (they feel the way the original did*). Genius! I'll gladly pay for their extended Nintendo Online membership, and I bought all the
controllers, even though I never had an N64.
Be patient when it comes to Valve sales, neve give up, but I learned
that lesson last time!
Werner P. <werpu@gmx.at> wrote:
Be patient when it comes to Valve sales, neve give up, but I learned
that lesson last time!
I think you learned the wrong lesson in patience. If you just waited a
day or two you could've gotten one without all of the hassle. I don't
see why you were so impatient to get a new OLED Steam Deck when you
already had the old one. Even if they had run out the first day, would waiting for them to restock been so bad?
Btw, console launches are generally a little bit tricky, I can rememberThing simply is no one knew whether how much stock there was left, the
last time, if you waited the entire day, you added half a year to get
the device (which made it almost a full years wait).
Also never underestimate the scalpers, just look at the GPU situation
and how it was the last few years!
This time it was different, second lesson learned, Valve learns from its mistakes unless it is a version 3 of a game or device!
I guess some of the problems simply stemmed from the fact that Valve was shaking scalpers and their bots off from the order pipeline!
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