This is why Steam is as popular as it is, they just release features that people like. Sure GOG doesn’t have DRM and Epic Games gives a bigger share to developers but Steam gives players what they actually want.
not just features for the average consumer, but also a plethora of tools for developers. But then you’ll see some airhead make the same 30% cut that steam takes.
Steaminput is a massive deal, it supports gyro, remapping, profiles, and extensive customization. XInput can’t compare and the epic games store relies on developers for everything. That’s the reason why I will always pick a Steam Controller over an Xbox controller.
GOG has DRM for many titles: see Galaxy. As I understand it, it isn’t as pervasive as Steam, but is necessary if you want multiplayer on many titles or care about extras like achievements.
This is why Steam is as popular as it is, they just release features that people like. Sure GOG doesn’t have DRM and Epic Games gives a bigger share to developers but Steam gives players what they actually want.
not just features for the average consumer, but also a plethora of tools for developers. But then you’ll see some airhead make the same 30% cut that steam takes.
Having developers pay a one time fee for dedicated servers that the players don’t need to pay for is amazing.
Steams custom controller profiles alone used on Steam Deck are killers for me. Nothing else amounts.
Steaminput is a massive deal, it supports gyro, remapping, profiles, and extensive customization. XInput can’t compare and the epic games store relies on developers for everything. That’s the reason why I will always pick a Steam Controller over an Xbox controller.
XInput is X11 API and SteamInput can be used through SDL or directly.
I meant Microsoft’s Xbox input method, absolutely nothing against x.org
Xinput is the Xbox/Windows game input API
GOG has DRM for many titles: see Galaxy. As I understand it, it isn’t as pervasive as Steam, but is necessary if you want multiplayer on many titles or care about extras like achievements.