themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoEpic Games CEO Tim Sweeney supports the $900 million lawsuit against Valve, arguing Steam is "the only major store still holding onto payment ties and 30% junk fee"finance.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square258fedilinkarrow-up1404arrow-down127
arrow-up1377arrow-down1external-linkEpic Games CEO Tim Sweeney supports the $900 million lawsuit against Valve, arguing Steam is "the only major store still holding onto payment ties and 30% junk fee"finance.yahoo.comthemachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square258fedilink
minus-squareGeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·16 hours agoValve only has a good reputation because for generations of G*mers it’s the default option. They have been indoctrinated into Steam’s system.
minus-squarebleepbloopblip@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 hours agoIt wasn’t the default, it literally led the way.
minus-squareGeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-213 hours agoBy striking exclusively deals with publishers for digital distribution and using it for DRM for physical releases. And now the generation that allowed that say to the next that Steam is the default.
minus-squarebleepbloopblip@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 hours agoYes because before steam this never happened. Ever. They are the worst, oh hello Epic, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, didn’t see you there.
Valve only has a good reputation because for generations of G*mers it’s the default option.
They have been indoctrinated into Steam’s system.
It wasn’t the default, it literally led the way.
By striking exclusively deals with publishers for digital distribution and using it for DRM for physical releases.
And now the generation that allowed that say to the next that Steam is the default.
Yes because before steam this never happened. Ever. They are the worst, oh hello Epic, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, didn’t see you there.