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Nobody, would be my guess. It's just that gaming outlets love divisive topics that get them clicks. Valve is too small of a player in the hardware business for console manufacturers to really care about the Steam Machine.

Development costs are much bigger of an issue than production costs. Physical media disappearing changes nothing about this.

May the fourth ring be with you, Scotty.

I mean, those games from the time you decided not to play games are extremely easy to access these days, with the exception of dead multiplayer titles. There is something to be said about being young and having much more of an ability to experience wonder and enjoyment than later though.

Ist halt eine Partei mit autoritärer, nationalistischer und xenophobischer Ideologie, dazu natürlich reichlich Geschwurbel, um diesen Unsinn zu unterstützen. Das gab und gibt es auch reichlich im linksextremen Spektrum, auch wenn es öfter mit Rechtsextremen assoziiert wird.

The difference is that these companies have to adhere to EU regulations, e.g. on harmful chemicals. Cheap Chinese products famously do not, often times to an absurd degree, exceeding limits by thousands of times.

They recently added the ability to pay with an EC card upon delivery.

Good ol' moving the overton window.

The more unstable the world becomes, the more frequent and aggressive moves towards authoritarianism will be.

Polestar doesn't do cheap EVs. Their cars are far too powerful and sophisticated for this. You can't exactly take out features that customers in this segment are expecting.

Look into the upcoming Slate truck, which is set to be one of the cheapest EVs in the US. It doesn't even come with an infotainment system by default - just a holder for your smartphone. If you want, you can access advanced vehicle functions via an app, but you don't have to.

Better education, more measures against fake news and propaganda. Some nations (like, as per usual, the Nordics) are working hard on this, including even with providing courses for adults on how to spot fake news (as well as incorporating it into the general curriculum), but most are complacent at best, far too slow at adapting to rapidly changing times.