What Valve’s Past Struggles Reveal About Its Secretive Future

Valve’s hardware strategy is shaped by lessons from the Steam Controller, including mixed consumer reception and supply chain headaches.

The company now uses Steam’s stable platform to support riskier hardware bets like the Steam Deck.

Valve appears to favor careful launches, reservation systems, and tighter control over availability to avoid past missteps.

The article argues that Steam remains Valve’s core business while hardware and future game projects stay secondary but strategically important.