Beaver [she/her]@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoValve runs its massive PC gaming ecosystem with only about 350 employeesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square148fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: steam@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkValve runs its massive PC gaming ecosystem with only about 350 employeesarstechnica.comBeaver [she/her]@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square148fedilinkcross-posted to: steam@lemmy.world
minus-squarePringles@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoFeel free to start a competitive game store. There’s a reason why gog, origin or epic hardly make a dent on Valves bottom line.
minus-squareuis@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoGog has its niche. Others didn’t even try. “Look at exclusives” from Epic doesn’t even look like trying
minus-squareJustARaccoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoEven within its niche gog Galaxy still lacks a lot of features steam has, like communities, mod support, Linux support, and a few others.
minus-squareJohnmannesca@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThe cost of freedom is still far more valuable than that to some, and that’s its niche.
minus-squareinterdimensionalmeme@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoYeah, the solution is obvious, break the Valve monopoly into 40 smaller companies and put Gaben in prison.
Feel free to start a competitive game store. There’s a reason why gog, origin or epic hardly make a dent on Valves bottom line.
Gog has its niche. Others didn’t even try. “Look at exclusives” from Epic doesn’t even look like trying
Even within its niche gog Galaxy still lacks a lot of features steam has, like communities, mod support, Linux support, and a few others.
The cost of freedom is still far more valuable than that to some, and that’s its niche.
Yeah, the solution is obvious, break the Valve monopoly into 40 smaller companies and put Gaben in prison.