But they are. They need to subsidize porting AAA games to solve the chicken-and-egg problem.

Gaming platforms don't just arise organically. They require partnership between platform and publishers, organized by the platform and with financial investment by the platform.

> They need to subsidize porting AAA games to solve the chicken-and-egg problem.

glances at the Steam Machine

And how long do they have to fail at that before trying a new approach?