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>valve
>learning
choose very carefully. 
>index is dead in the water with no updates 
>steam link is dead 
>family sharing is utter shit
>their controllers are awful or shoddy with their quality like their first controller and knuckles respectively 
>abandoned all their games to maintain cs:go lootboxes, dota 2 or their prized platform steam
>vac so bad that you have to rely on third party shit to play competitively like ESL Non-Seanigger pro league that has their own anti-cheat and rankings
>and more. 
All valve really cares about is maintaining their cash cows and will rarely invest into anything slightly risky like the steam deck. They'll look at what the market wants and make it if there's a potential for something.