Fubarberry@sopuli.xyzM to Steam Deck@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 15 hours agoWhen the Steam Deck was still just an idea, Valve says some staff were like, "I just want that for me" and "the point wasn't even to make a product out of it"www.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1407
arrow-up1407external-linkWhen the Steam Deck was still just an idea, Valve says some staff were like, "I just want that for me" and "the point wasn't even to make a product out of it"www.gamesradar.comFubarberry@sopuli.xyzM to Steam Deck@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squareyetiftw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up68·4 hours agoand that’s the secret to a good product
minus-squareBuddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 hour agoAnd it’s why I hate capitalism as a consumer. “People need an incentive to invent things!” Well, if that incentive is making money instead of making a great thing, it’s probably not going to be a great thing. Great things make money.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·40 minutes agoOh hey, that’s why I hate capitalism as an engineer. The endless pursuit of profit first rather than making good things that people want is disheartening as someone who just wants to make things that make life better
minus-squareOlhonestjim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13 minutes agoListen. We need you to shave another $0.13 off the cost of the unit. Just like, reduce the quality a bit. No end user will ever notice.
minus-square3ntranced@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 hours agoExactly, if you want a good product, have the developers make what “they” want. Usually works out.
and that’s the secret to a good product
And it’s why I hate capitalism as a consumer.
“People need an incentive to invent things!”
Well, if that incentive is making money instead of making a great thing, it’s probably not going to be a great thing. Great things make money.
Oh hey, that’s why I hate capitalism as an engineer. The endless pursuit of profit first rather than making good things that people want is disheartening as someone who just wants to make things that make life better
Listen. We need you to shave another $0.13 off the cost of the unit. Just like, reduce the quality a bit. No end user will ever notice.
Exactly, if you want a good product, have the developers make what “they” want. Usually works out.