Gabe, I see something

#meme@GameDEV
#Valve@GameDEV

Despite Valve recently imported 50 tons of game consoles to the US and tons (literally) of game controllers in addition to that, it was still not enough.

Steam Controllers were sold out in 30 minutes in some regions and in 2-3 hours in others.

#Hardware@GameDEV
#Valve@GameDEV

Memes arrived

#meme@GameDEV
#Valve@GameDEV

People found out that Steam Controller can occasionally do a Wilhelm scream when dropped.

I'm not even sure if it's true and meme by Valve or a meme by the community and Mandela effect.

#Valve@GameDEV
#SoundDesign@GameDEV
#Hardware@GameDEV

OK, the real sound of Steam Controller

#Valve@GameDEV
#meme@GameDEV
#Hardware@GameDEV

It seems that the charger Valve made for the new Steam Controller is always on and pointed upwards. In case anyone place even remotely conductive materials on top, the charger will shorten. Yes, your body is also conductive...

This definitely violates several safety regulations in North America and Europe, which most likely going to force Valve to redesign and replace all charges. As of now, one charger went off due to smart watch band placed on top. And now we have the official "we are investigating" response from the company, who will replace the device (with exactly the same one).

Oddly enough, the same exact issue already exists in the charger of other gamepads, like 8BitDo Ultimate 2. But due to limited requirements for such devices, they are being sold without independent testing.

#Hardware@GameDEV
#Valve@GameDEV

Hopium, hopium never changes!

#Valve@GameDEV
#HalfLife@GameDEV

Steam Deck OLED is available again but the price is much higher due to memory shortages... a 2018 CPU architecture and 2021 GPU limited to 15W. That's not ~€920 of goodies.

#Handhelds@GameDEV
#Valve@GameDEV

Welp, blame no one else then...

#Handhelds@GameDEV
#Valve@GameDEV

If you already have reputation on Steam, it can make your next game free from Steam Direct Fee. Never heard of it before!

#Steam@GameDEV
#Valve@GameDEV