https://wccftech.com/steam-deck-valve-committed-long-term-pc-openness-superpower/

Valve has a somewhat mixed track record when it comes to hardware. While they’ve come up with some interesting stuff, from Steam Machines to the Valve Index, they’ve also gained a reputation of not necessarily sticking with things. Will the same be true for their new portable the Steam Deck? Will it be another thing Valve will be clearing out in a year or two? You never know, but in IGN’s recently-posted full interview with Gabe Newell, the Steam overlord indicates Valve sees the Steam Deck as a major new product category for PC gamers and the company is committed to the idea for the “long haul.”

If we're doing this right, we're going to be selling [the Steam Deck] in millions of units, and it's clearly going to be establishing a product category that ourselves and other PC manufacturers are going to be able to participate in. And that's going to have long-term benefits for us. We thing that this makes sense, and we think this makes sense going forward at this price point. We don't have this tying ratio -- we have to sell eight games for each one of these -- our calculus is more, is this the right product?