Ever hear of a loss-leader? Econ 101…

But I’m sure a random guy on Lemmy knows a bit more than one of the largest corporations on the planet. You should apply for a job there, they might like your ideas.

Well, yeah, Quake 2 RTX was a free-to-play tech demo.

It’s a closed source project

Go for a Steam Deck, the community and software openess makes it all worth it and it’ll last longer than the Ally

I feel like an old man using an iPhone when a family member hands me once and asks me to fix something

Valve (as a developer) has always been about pushing boundaries, not making money.

Half-Life showed you can tell a story and create a world without cutscenes

Half-Life 2 showed the power of using physics in a game engine as a gameplay mechanic

Portal showed the versatility and accessibility of puzzle games as a mainstream genre

Team-Fortess 2 showed the openess of a casual, class-based shooter

CS:GO showed the interest in a competitive shooter

HL:Alyx pushed VR to its edges in showing an interesting world and gameplay without feeling like a tech-demo