▲ 280 ▼ Valve "played capitalism so well they broke it" and now Steam can never be replaced, former Epic dev says: "I don't think this is fixable" (www.gamesradar.com) submitted 4 days ago by alessandro@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 220 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] creamfresh@lemmy.world -11 points 4 days ago (6 children) Not maximizing sales, having any sales to speak of at all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] just2look@lemmy.zip 20 points 4 days ago (5 children) So people put their games on Epic, GOG, itch, Xbox, PS5 and whatever else for funsies? Definitely not because people buy their game from those places. They can even put their game up on those other marketplaces without any penalty from steam. Almost like there are alternatives available. Having the largest market share and having large influence in a market does not equal a monopoly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] creamfresh@lemmy.world -10 points 3 days ago (4 children) quasi monopoly permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] just2look@lemmy.zip 13 points 3 days ago (3 children) Saying it again doesn't make it less wrong. They are in a position where they could possibly use anticompetitive practices to become a monopoly or close to it. Currently they are not, and are not a quasi monopoly either. They simply have created a well rounded service that is preferred by a majority in the PC space. If you want the store front to take a smaller cut then you can sell on itch. If you want to buy games without DRM then check out GOG. If you like shitty service, venture capitalists, enshittification, and AI slop then Epic has you covered. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] creamfresh@lemmy.world -7 points 3 days ago* (2 children) It's not a quasi monopoly for me, the user, but for publisher who want to sell games. They have to go through Steam if they want to sell on PC. This would be an absolute no-brainer if it wasn't tangled up in some bullshit culture war. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] just2look@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 days ago (1 child) So World of Warcraft isn't a game that exists? How about Fortnite? League of Legends? Genshin Impact? Minecraft? Those games never sold well and didn't make any money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] creamfresh@lemmy.world -5 points 3 days ago* I cannot do that if there is no existing customer base like in those examples. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] just2look@lemmy.zip 20 points 4 days ago (5 children) So people put their games on Epic, GOG, itch, Xbox, PS5 and whatever else for funsies? Definitely not because people buy their game from those places. They can even put their game up on those other marketplaces without any penalty from steam. Almost like there are alternatives available. Having the largest market share and having large influence in a market does not equal a monopoly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] creamfresh@lemmy.world -10 points 3 days ago (4 children) quasi monopoly permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] just2look@lemmy.zip 13 points 3 days ago (3 children) Saying it again doesn't make it less wrong. They are in a position where they could possibly use anticompetitive practices to become a monopoly or close to it. Currently they are not, and are not a quasi monopoly either. They simply have created a well rounded service that is preferred by a majority in the PC space. If you want the store front to take a smaller cut then you can sell on itch. If you want to buy games without DRM then check out GOG. If you like shitty service, venture capitalists, enshittification, and AI slop then Epic has you covered. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] creamfresh@lemmy.world -7 points 3 days ago* (2 children) It's not a quasi monopoly for me, the user, but for publisher who want to sell games. They have to go through Steam if they want to sell on PC. This would be an absolute no-brainer if it wasn't tangled up in some bullshit culture war. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] just2look@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 days ago (1 child) So World of Warcraft isn't a game that exists? How about Fortnite? League of Legends? Genshin Impact? Minecraft? Those games never sold well and didn't make any money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] creamfresh@lemmy.world -5 points 3 days ago* I cannot do that if there is no existing customer base like in those examples. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] creamfresh@lemmy.world -10 points 3 days ago (4 children) quasi monopoly permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] just2look@lemmy.zip 13 points 3 days ago (3 children) Saying it again doesn't make it less wrong. They are in a position where they could possibly use anticompetitive practices to become a monopoly or close to it. Currently they are not, and are not a quasi monopoly either. They simply have created a well rounded service that is preferred by a majority in the PC space. If you want the store front to take a smaller cut then you can sell on itch. If you want to buy games without DRM then check out GOG. If you like shitty service, venture capitalists, enshittification, and AI slop then Epic has you covered. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] creamfresh@lemmy.world -7 points 3 days ago* (2 children) It's not a quasi monopoly for me, the user, but for publisher who want to sell games. They have to go through Steam if they want to sell on PC. This would be an absolute no-brainer if it wasn't tangled up in some bullshit culture war. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] just2look@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 days ago (1 child) So World of Warcraft isn't a game that exists? How about Fortnite? League of Legends? Genshin Impact? Minecraft? Those games never sold well and didn't make any money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] creamfresh@lemmy.world -5 points 3 days ago* I cannot do that if there is no existing customer base like in those examples. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] just2look@lemmy.zip 13 points 3 days ago (3 children) Saying it again doesn't make it less wrong. They are in a position where they could possibly use anticompetitive practices to become a monopoly or close to it. Currently they are not, and are not a quasi monopoly either. They simply have created a well rounded service that is preferred by a majority in the PC space. If you want the store front to take a smaller cut then you can sell on itch. If you want to buy games without DRM then check out GOG. If you like shitty service, venture capitalists, enshittification, and AI slop then Epic has you covered. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] creamfresh@lemmy.world -7 points 3 days ago* (2 children) It's not a quasi monopoly for me, the user, but for publisher who want to sell games. They have to go through Steam if they want to sell on PC. This would be an absolute no-brainer if it wasn't tangled up in some bullshit culture war. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] just2look@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 days ago (1 child) So World of Warcraft isn't a game that exists? How about Fortnite? League of Legends? Genshin Impact? Minecraft? Those games never sold well and didn't make any money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] creamfresh@lemmy.world -5 points 3 days ago* I cannot do that if there is no existing customer base like in those examples. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] creamfresh@lemmy.world -7 points 3 days ago* (2 children) It's not a quasi monopoly for me, the user, but for publisher who want to sell games. They have to go through Steam if they want to sell on PC. This would be an absolute no-brainer if it wasn't tangled up in some bullshit culture war. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] just2look@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 days ago (1 child) So World of Warcraft isn't a game that exists? How about Fortnite? League of Legends? Genshin Impact? Minecraft? Those games never sold well and didn't make any money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] creamfresh@lemmy.world -5 points 3 days ago* I cannot do that if there is no existing customer base like in those examples. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] just2look@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 days ago (1 child) So World of Warcraft isn't a game that exists? How about Fortnite? League of Legends? Genshin Impact? Minecraft? Those games never sold well and didn't make any money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] creamfresh@lemmy.world -5 points 3 days ago* I cannot do that if there is no existing customer base like in those examples. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] creamfresh@lemmy.world -5 points 3 days ago* I cannot do that if there is no existing customer base like in those examples. permalink fedilink source parent