"Why valves are a spacecraft engineer’s worst nightmare" is a great read about all the problems of valves[0]. There's also an interesting interview of the author worth a listen[1].

[0] https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/12/why-valves-are-a-spacecraf...

[1] https://offnom.com/episodes/149

They should talk to Steam. Their Valve seems to be doing okay. /s