u/wonderingwanderer — wonderingwanderer

Oh, I see. Yeah, it's kinda stupid that a company would try to replicate that without license.

That being said, taking an item from a game and turning it into a real object that fans can enjoy is kind of a cool thing. It sucks they didn't go through the proper channels to make it legit though.

Oh, I didn't realize that Valve already had a product called a companion cube which already looks and functions the same way as this one. That's the context I was missing.

Yeah, in that light, what dbrand did seems pretty asinine.

What is it, just a case for it? Does it provide any functionality, or is it purely aesthetic?

Honestly if they just called it something else there wouldn't be an issue, right? Just call it some other type of cube and in the description list the compatible hardware, which is just the steam machine.

Not sure why Valve would care so much, as it's not like this would take away from their sales. I'm guessing it's mainly a representation thing. They don't want to allow a precedent where anyone can use their product's name in an unofficial capacity, where their company's reputation might be affected by consumers not realizing there's no affiliation

It's okay, keep acting like a petulant child. There there.

I never said anything about your age or your technical proficiency, so you're the one fabricating lies if you really wanna suggest that.

As for your emotional state, I asked why you're being butthurt because you're being butthurt.

Once again, I didn't think it was.

Then why are you so butthurt about it?

Then the warning obviously isn't directed at you, chill out. It's for everyone who does need to be told that tinkering with the electronics in the controller can break it if they don't know what they're doing.

"Welcome to your new linux system. You can delete or modify anything you want in the root directory, but we recommend leaving that to someone who knows what they're doing."

It's not a mixed message.