The MSI Claw is a Mess: Gaming Handheld Can't Compete | Review & Benchmarks
The MSI Claw is a Mess: Gaming Handheld Can't Compete | Review & Benchmarks
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Seems like a lot of these handhelds are rushed and lacking R&D. Makes the steam deck seem like an even better option
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R&D is very expensive. I have no idea what the margins on these devices are, but I imagine it's a tough market.
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Valve can go into the negative selling Decks, something that their competitors can't reasonably do because they will get money from Steam store sales made on the Deck. I for one went from buying 3-4 games a year to like a dozen because it's been so convenient.
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Seems a lot like competing launchers, a lot of companies want a slice of the pie that Valve discovered but aren't willing to do the same amount of work. I've heard good things about the Ally, at least.
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More like Valve created. There were PC handhelds before, but they were too expensive, had a crappy UX, and not high performance enough. Valve produced a device that addressed each of those and created a market for itself.
If you make a compelling product at a good price, the demand will come.
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Oh but that requires money and effort, and creates a fair exchange for the purchaser, no can do. Hardware companies are more focused on how to force people to subscribe to their own devices.
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The takeaway is not to buy it.
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Oh look, it's exactly what everyone thought would happen. Well, good thing they've already said they're making what, 3 or 4 iterations?
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