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Not that I agree, but yes it is. That’s what the average gamer wants when you read forums

@’s commentOcin32 refers more to game stores that have no added value for consumers.

GOG.com? Launcher that plugs into other launchers, DRM free, and actively works to keep old PC games available and playable. Its value is greatly underestimated. How much text, image and sound material has been lost through the ravages of time? Video games are now so big that they are at least as important as a form of media. GOG does this in a way that players can continue to play them, while the rights holders can still earn some money.

steam? It’s not the most popular for nothing. Newell put it best: piracy is a service problem, and Steam caters to players on their cues over other stores. Furthermore, the company behind it makes deep investments to increase the ecosystem for everyone, and prevents unfair positions of power in this market. Also does not offer exclusivity benefits, which keeps all parties involved fair. Developers and publishers are allowed to offer their own games through their own websites and other launchers, completely outside of Steam or with Steam activation codes.

Epic? The Windows Store? EA Origin? Bethesda Launcher (now gone)? Uuuuh …

Yes, Valve is making a profit. But they also add value to the rest of the market. Then we cannot say of many other (listed or subsidiaries of listed) parties, which only focus on short-term profit. With them, the player is not the customer, but the shareholder.

Take Epic, who complains that Steam is the market leader and that developers and publishers pay too much. Meanwhile, they help Microsoft make Windows exclusive by actively thwarting Linux support. They only do this because Linux is the domain of Steam in terms of games (without it costing Windows players anything if they want to use Steam).

[Reactie gewijzigd door The Zep Man op 22 februari 2022 20:41]

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