Valve’s Steam Hardware Isn’t Selling Too Hot. Does it Matter?
THE SO WHAT
For Valve, weak hardware sell-through matters less than keeping Steam as the default distribution layer — hardware is a strategic lever, not the core P&L. For game studios, the takeaway is that PC remains an open, platform-owned ecosystem where storefront relationships matter more than device bets.
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