alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 11 days agoSteam Deck won't have yearly refreshes because it's "not really fair to your customers", says Valvearchive.isexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1215arrow-down18
arrow-up1207arrow-down1external-linkSteam Deck won't have yearly refreshes because it's "not really fair to your customers", says Valvearchive.isalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 11 days agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·11 days agoLegion Go, released a year ago, follow-up announced, no release date ROG Ally followed up by the Ally X a year later but still sold (just like Valve is still selling two hardware versions of the Deck) Then you have no name brands that do flood the market
minus-squareDudewitbow@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 days agoto be fair, the ally x is a revision of the same product. same chip. making some functional changes like that is similar to saying the steam deck oled is a new generation of devices.
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 days agoThat’s my point, saying only Valve and Nintendo have a release schedule that’s more than a year long is disingenuous
Legion Go, released a year ago, follow-up announced, no release date
ROG Ally followed up by the Ally X a year later but still sold (just like Valve is still selling two hardware versions of the Deck)
Then you have no name brands that do flood the market
to be fair, the ally x is a revision of the same product. same chip. making some functional changes like that is similar to saying the steam deck oled is a new generation of devices.
That’s my point, saying only Valve and Nintendo have a release schedule that’s more than a year long is disingenuous