The Steam Deck models itself much more after handhelds and consoles, anyway.

Sure, you’re not getting The Most Detail And Power Available Right This Moment, but having a stable target for developers means getting a healthy library for players. It builds value for the customer, who won’t want to swap out consoles super frequently to keep up with devs who’ll stop targeting old hardware.

Could make sense. If they’re smart, they’re trying to get a cut of the “exclusive Discord”, patreon, Substack kind of money flow.

If they’re wildly stupid, they’ll try to take over and paywall popular existing subreddits.