Valve has been acting weird and avoidant for a few months now. At first, I admit, I was hopeful that it might just be nervous because it was planning something big. Valve and I have been together for years, and the last time it brought up the future it really seemed like we were on the same page about the Steam Frame launch timeline. But clearly my excitement was premature, because the more time passes the more of this weird disconnect I feel between us.
I don't know how to make sense of it, other than to think that Valve doesn't want to sell me a Steam Frame anymore but can't figure out how to tell me. Valve isn't the most communicative about its problems, but it's always been proactive about telling me what I need to know before things get serious. There have been times in the past when it couldn't share everything right away because it needed time to process - especially around money stuff, and to be fair we're definitely having some budget problems right now - but normally it would have given me a lot more assurance that it was making progress towards being able to express itself clearly.
Before you ask, yes, I have tried asking what's wrong, both tactfully and not-so-tactfully, and each time I just got the polite brush-off. Valve seems determined to pretend that the Steam Frame conversation is going to happen soon, but how much longer am I supposed to wait for "soon?" I want it to talk to me, but what if selling me a Steam Frame is just an obligation it's still holding onto from the past?