• sugar_in_your_tea
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    3 days ago

    And they refuse to release a game unless it does something interesting. They don’t want to be a game studio, but they will make a game to prove a point:

    • Steam - exists so Valve could easily update its games
    • Half Life: Alyx - drive demand for VR
    • Portal - interesting tech demo of portal mechanic

    Their pace of game dev has reduced because the Steam service and hardware ventures are taking top priority. Why make a game when there’s much more interesting stuff to do elsewhere that will drive the core business?