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Gabe Newell says Steam Deck’s aggressive pricing “painful” but “critical”

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Nintendo Switch OLED’s £309 price point, the newly announced Steam Deck’s starting price of £349 sounds like a significant bargain.

However, Valve president Gabe Newell shared that the price has drawbacks for the company.Speaking to IGN, Newell said the company needed to be “very aggressive” in terms of pricing, citing price performance as “one of the critical factors in the mobile space”.While his immediate priority was on Steam Deck’s performance and experience, especially in the hands of PC players, Newell said, “Price point was secondary and painful.

But that was pretty clearly a critical aspect to it.”The implication is that Valve would be selling the Steam Deck at a loss.

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