Comment on Microsoft claims: Steam Deck Did Not Need Call Of Duty To Succeed
Hyacathusarullistad@kbin.social 1 year agoThe article you've linked seems to say the opposite of what you're suggesting — that a second iteration of the Steam Deck is coming soon. That's not the impression I get from the linked article at all.
MJBrune@beehaw.org 1 year ago
When I said the Steam Deck is coming soon, I mean soon enough that it’s “years” away. Not soon as in coming in the next 2 years but soon enough that they are already iterating on it and confirming that they are making a new one.
But a lot of them are installed with Windows and the biggest competitor is the Rog Ally which straight up advertises Microsoft GamePass on their site. Those competitors are as likely to use Steam as they are to use Epic, GOG, Microsoft, or Itch. The Steam Deck uniquely is made by a marketplace company. You could possibly get some storefronts on the Deck but realistically it’s a Steam device and most people will use it for Steam games.
With less than 2 million users using it and a lot of that 2% already being in the Steam marketplace, it’s hard to say if they’ve seen the increase in-store purchases as they hoped.