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[–] 11 points 5 months ago (1 child)

I always thought of steam as neutral evil for being a corporation, but that was just plain wrong of me. Compare them to Digital Extreme and the fact they accidentally created a lucrative loot box and prompt remove from the game. They actually called the mechanic a slot machine instead of surprise mechanic.

From a documentary: https://youtu.be/NA5vT1LooXk?t=1360

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Yep. People (gamers) give Valve way too much leeway. They pretty much invented the loot box and controll almost the entire PC gaming market, extracting a huge pile of wealth in doing so.

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