mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Linux Gaming@lemmy.ml · 7 months agoEpic Games CEO Tim Sweeney was asked by Verge why there is no support for the Steam Deck for Fortnitelemmy.mlimagemessage-square213fedilinkarrow-up1627arrow-down115cross-posted to: steamdeck@sopuli.xyzlinux_gaming@lemmy.world
arrow-up1612arrow-down1imageEpic Games CEO Tim Sweeney was asked by Verge why there is no support for the Steam Deck for Fortnitelemmy.mlmr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Linux Gaming@lemmy.ml · 7 months agomessage-square213fedilinkcross-posted to: steamdeck@sopuli.xyzlinux_gaming@lemmy.world
minus-squarelinearchaos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoIt could be that, or they just really know their community. If the cost of getting it working on steam deck and maintaining it is not substantially less than the income brought from the platform It doesn’t make any sense to utilize the platform.
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·7 months agoIt’s the same thing basically, you could have unlimited devs if cost wasn’t an issue But they have 9 platforms already that all have to work together and every feature has to work on before release so it’s a lot of work. Like the last line says, they want the user base to be big enough for them to support it
It could be that, or they just really know their community. If the cost of getting it working on steam deck and maintaining it is not substantially less than the income brought from the platform It doesn’t make any sense to utilize the platform.
It’s the same thing basically, you could have unlimited devs if cost wasn’t an issue
But they have 9 platforms already that all have to work together and every feature has to work on before release so it’s a lot of work.
Like the last line says, they want the user base to be big enough for them to support it