▲ 173 ▼ Epic Games chief Tim Sweeney claims 'Valve has held gaming back for years' (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 1 week ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 113 comments fedilink hide all child comments Sure there Tim.
[–] ech@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (2 children) They wouldn't do it if they didn't profit from it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 1 week ago (1 child) are you saying theyve got some way to monetize gaming itself? afaik the free games are supposed to get people to download their launcher and hopefully stick around, same as the bought exclusives. if you dont buy, they lose money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago No. Their malware "launcher" is literally vibe-coded to collect data in every way possible, and using it for just free games is still filling their coffers. ☝🏼 Just, don't. 🤷🏼♂️ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 1 week ago (1 child) are you saying theyve got some way to monetize gaming itself? afaik the free games are supposed to get people to download their launcher and hopefully stick around, same as the bought exclusives. if you dont buy, they lose money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago No. Their malware "launcher" is literally vibe-coded to collect data in every way possible, and using it for just free games is still filling their coffers. ☝🏼 Just, don't. 🤷🏼♂️ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago No. Their malware "launcher" is literally vibe-coded to collect data in every way possible, and using it for just free games is still filling their coffers. ☝🏼 Just, don't. 🤷🏼♂️ permalink fedilink source parent