'99% of the work was already done in a sense': Valve says it has less to fix with the Steam Machine because…
Valve engineers Yazan Aldehayyat and Pierre-Loup Griffais suggest that the development of the Steam Deck has significantly streamlined the process for future Steam Machine hardware. They explain that much of the foundational work, such as input handling and general PC gaming optimization, was already completed with the Steam Deck, reducing the need for extensive rework on the Steam Machine. Despite facing challenges like supply chain issues and the desire for lower costs, Valve views hardware development as an iterative process with new models dependent on market viability.
PC Gamer
- Entities
- Steam Deck
- Yazan Aldehayyat
- Steam Machine
- Valve
- Pierre-Loup Griffais
- Hardware Development
- Game Design
- PC Gaming
Original source
This article was reported and published by PC Gamer. feed.gg links to it as part of a story cluster — full text, images and rights remain with the publisher.