Well, perish the thought that the few oligopolists left should actually compete with each other. Of course, cartel all the way, wonderful.

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I'd be absolutely terrible at this, but I appreciate it. Like the music, too.

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I believe it's a speculation, but one rooted in the history of the Netbook, where that definitely did happen.
There are two main differences currently, the first being that Windows was not quite as badly suited to Netbooks as it is to Steam Deck-type rigs, and the main one being that the big player in the space is not going to quit using Linux, so any competitors using Windows get compared unfavourably, hampering their chances of success.

Of course all competitors to the Deck, whatever they're running, have the basic problem that Valve can ignore margins on the Steam Deck because they'll make it up on their percentage from game sales. Competitors don't get that so they have to charge more. Probably one reason most are trying to do a higher-end machine where the difference is slightly less obvious and the buyers less price-sensitive.

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There's something off about the "control both sides" thing. I mean, it seems like one side IS yours, and you're trying to defeat and in some cases capture the bugs on the other side. So I mean, if you get to decide how they play, it's like, you get to make them sabotage themselves . . . it doesn't seem fair.

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Anti-cheat Amateurs strikes again.

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Hmmm . . . not just those two, aren't there a couple of things with trains that are sort of part city-builder?

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I tried the demo. It seemed interesting, but it crashed pretty early, at exactly the same place every time I tried it. So I'm not sure about spending money for the game.

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This looks awesome! Completely my kind of thing--turn-based, weird, revolves around books . . . what's not to like?

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This really looks creepy as all get out.

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I'm thinking of Long Live the Queen.

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