u/priapus — priapus

Was it? I might be missing something but I dont know which part addressed that. You mentioned getting a steam controller and a mount if they need those features, but not any mention of remote play being why they'd need them.

The Steam Deck has touchpads because many games are optimized for keyboard and mouse, not touchscreens. Phone games are not.

I'd assume they want it for Steam remote play

I was disagreeing with the statement "valve doesnt sell hardware at a loss", which applies to more than just the Steam Machine.

I was unaware that they had said this, thanks for sharing it.

I wasnt trying to imply the idea was to somehow take over PC gaming. My point was just that creating new PC users by offering a console like experience will increase Steam sales.

We dont know that Valve doesnt sell hardware at a loss. Its entirely possible the Steam Deck was sold at a loss on release. The only real thing Valve has said about the price was Newell describing it as "painful".

It makes sense for Valve to sell hardware at a loss when breaking into a new market. Any purchases are very likely to lead to more purchases on Steam.

According to a thread on the blizzard forums, they just forced this mode onto anyone with a mobile GPU.

However, a few replies say it was fixed my the most recent update. Make sure your client is completely up to date.

I'll try it on my PC when I have a chance tn.

I have an Air75 from Nuphy that I love. Not super cheap, but it is a really nice low-profile mechanical keyboard. I was very impressed by the feel and quality of it. It works with either a dongle or Bluetooth. If I was buying one now I'd probably go with the Air60 v2 to make it a bit more compact.