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Kedly, 7 miesięcy temu do games w Steam :: Introducing Steam Families

1: Steam is NOT a monopoly, competition exists for it, its just that most of it is garbage, and the few that arent, GoG and Itch, Steam outcompetes

2: This is a problem of Steams competition being bad, not with Steam itself

Kedly, 7 miesięcy temu do games w Steam :: Introducing Steam Families

I brought it up because until Steam did it NO digital game marketplace had refunds. Whether or not they got sued, Steam led the way

Kedly, 7 miesięcy temu (edited 7 miesięcy temu) do games w Steam :: Introducing Steam Families

We go back to piracy. Easy enough

Edit: Wait. Do you guys think we use Steam because we HAVE to? GoG exists bros, we’re using Steam because we prefer it. If Steam goes to shit we’ll just stop using it

Kedly, 8 miesięcy temu do games w Steam :: Introducing Steam Families

RIGHT! I FORGOT ABOUT THAT ONE

Kedly, 8 miesięcy temu do games w Steam :: Introducing Steam Families

Fair point. I interact with their storefront more than I’ve played their games, so my brain jumps to the word Steam before it does Valve.

Kedly, 8 miesięcy temu do games w Steam :: Introducing Steam Families

Its shit like this why I want to smack the “B-BUT STEAMS MONOPOLY” types who claim Steam does nothing with its 30%. Steam is one of the only companies out their in our late stage capitalist society that actually does things for its customer base without being forced to. We have digital refunds, completely remappable controllers, a linux operating system and portable computer that functions as a console when you dont want to use it as a computer, the only DRM in the world that doesnt actively suck, built in mod database/support, VR, official early access marketplace support (I know it has its issues), user game reviews with multiple sorting options, and thats everything I can currently think of. Steam is not only the only company I dont actively hate (Ok, I kind of like Costco too), vut I actually quite like Steam as a company.

Kedly, 8 miesięcy temu do gaming w Many are worth checking out

Thats a fair point! I’ve loved every entry of TES since Morrowind, yet I’ve never felt the urge to play Daggerfall or the first, and I dont think I ever will

Kedly, 8 miesięcy temu do gaming w Many are worth checking out

By TSE do they mean TES. That’d still be weird considering I think more people would have had either Skyrim or Oblivion be their first entry, and not Morrowind

Kedly, 9 miesięcy temu do gaming w Im still undecided about if it looks fun though

Yeah it dilutes their release hype, but a lot of these games might also have not released at ALL had Early Access not existed in some form

Kedly, 9 miesięcy temu do gaming w Im still undecided about if it looks fun though

Early Access has its place, we’re far better off with it existing than it not. I do still feel it needs to be an opt in thing for you to be able to see on Steam though

Kedly, 9 miesięcy temu do games w Fuck Ubisoft.

Valve saw a demo and was impressed by it to the point they funded the full game, damn you guys get desperate to paint Valve in a bad light.

Kedly, 9 miesięcy temu do games w Fuck Ubisoft.

Yeah, and when I show up to work, regardless of how much I like what I do or my coworkers, I expect to be paid for it, your point is? They created a form of DRM that is the least obtrusive out there, made it optional, and they gave us one of the best store fronts out there as compensation for it. Again, Ubi, EA, and Epic’s DRM is FAR WORSE.

Kedly, 9 miesięcy temu do games w Fuck Ubisoft.

Steams DRM is a VERY REASONABLE compromise between the interests of the devs and the consumer not wanting to be unfairly punished/annoyed. Steams DRM has literally NEVER caused me a headache aside from ONCE when steam was super new, its a non issue at this point

Kedly, 9 miesięcy temu do games w Fuck Ubisoft.

People who understand nuance exists in this world. Steams DRM is a VERY RARE check to the internet that you own the game, and its an OPTIONAL thing that developers can choose. EA UBI and EPIC’s versions of DRM is FAR WORSE, and if you really want to be extreme in your hatred of even reasonable level DRM, GOG exists

Kedly, 9 miesięcy temu (edited 9 miesięcy temu) do games w Fuck Ubisoft.

Yeah, Steam has DRM. Its the least annoying DRM that exists entirely because they gave us one of the best shop fronts that exists on PC as a trade off. And all companies have the right to sell their own games on whichever store they wish. Unlike Epic, Steam doesnt buy the exclusive rights to OTHER companies games, its just their own games. Your imaginary competition utopian dreamland doesnt exist, and you’re turning optional mole hills into mountains in order to pretend the best option we have is bad. If you don’t like collectible trading cards and the least annoying DRM ever created, go buy on GOG, EPIC UBI and EA all have FAR WORSE practices