u/donuts — .Donuts

Valve originally expected to lose money on every Steam Deck sold, but thanks to high volume of units sold and other factors this ended up not being the case.

Link? I thought they never confirmed whether they were making a profit on hardware or not

Jacky Jhaj, who was found guilty of sexual activity with two 15-year-olds in 2016

No need to speculate

Not as much as growing veggies to then feed to a cow so you can harvest beef

Hardly, let alone "world news" worthy.

I'd have bought a Deck even if it only lasted a few months, because I got one two months after launch on pre-reservation.

Well, that might just be where we differ. I don't find it fiscally responsible to drop 400+ on a piece of hardware I'd only use for 2 months.

I'm not telling you how to live your life, just saying that ain't for me, chief 🤷🏻‍♂️

If the Deck stops being sold tomorrow, that has zero impact on the one I already have, save for the possible decline in spare parts available.

Yes, exactly. Getting it repaired (both within and outside of warranty) and spare parts availability.

Software eventually too, but usually that takes a while longer.

There are lots of reasons to wait to buy something, but "they might stop selling them" seems more like a reason to get something you want to have sooner, rather than later.

Would you have bought a Steam Deck if Valve would stop producing them after 3 years? I wouldn't.

Not saying you shouldn't though, each to their own and all that.

> Surely it's enough for a given product to either be worth the price one pays at the time of purchase, or not be. Judge a product for what it is, not what it will be.

Yeah, that makes sense. I guess it's more of a principle thing. I don't *need* a Steam Deck so it's easier to distance myself making a purchase and wait it out. Didn't feel like only seeing a piece of hardware be continued for a few years (3 years for the Steam Machine and Steam Link, 4 for the Steam Controller) based on track record.

Glad to hear that! I don't really need one so it would be more of a spur of the moment kinda thing. Maybe when it's on offer 😏

I said *or*, not *and*.("has been quick to get discontinued or support has stopped")

Steam Link is kinda obsolete now, but I would have loved another iteration of the controller.

Yeah I don't mind waiting for that. Not very susceptible to FOMO. I do think it's been going better for the SD than the other hardware though, so I'm happy for the userbase.

I haven't bought it because previous hardware has been quick to get discontinued or support has stopped (steam machine, steam controller, steam link) and I didn't like that.

Told myself I'd buy a Steam Deck 2 because that would show long term support, though.

For those who get a paywall / subwall https://archive.is/IldE9

That explains a lot, thanks. I compared the six links and it seems under Biden local law enforcement was involved while the federal response was hands-off, meanwhile Trump issued an executive order targeting international students who protested and ICE is handling arrests.

Do you not see the difference between the federal approach? Or is anything happening under Biden his fault, and the same for Trump?

Those are sources about what you sarcastically asked, not sources on Biden arresting students for protesting against genocide.

Is it possible to send a source without resorting to sarcasm?

Source?

Great band name!

The Malignant Narcissistic Slug & His Incel Gang

Damn, sounds like not much actually going on then. 18gb is manageable though, I'll have a look. Thanks!

Site doesn't load for me and I can't find any other sources yet. Interesting to see what comes out of this, but I won't be downloading 10tb myself to find out, tempting as it may be

A travel ban imposed on the brothers in Romania was recently lifted, and they have since travelled to the US and Dubai - something Sienna said was "horrible to see".

"Maybe men will look at him and think, 'oh well if he can get away with that, then so can I' - and it kind of makes it normalised," she told the BBC.

Yep, this is the message we are giving our future generations.