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[–] 1 point 3 days ago (1 child)

they actually give a shit about their platform beyond how much money it makes them

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They have repeatedly gutted quality control and dropped the barrier to entry, so much over the years. That all it takes to get a game on Steam is to pay them.

It doesn't even need to be finished.

They also fought for years to prevent refunds, and are part of the group fighting against "Stop killing games".

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  • [–] 1 point 3 days ago

    I'm not saying they are saints. There's definitely room for improvement; their excellent reputation mainly stems from the fact that everyone else makes no effort at all to deliver anything worthwhile. Hit-and-miss looks damn attractive next to miss-every-single-time.

    Valve do give the impression of actually putting thought into what people want from their platform even if they don't always get it right and even if they're not consistently on the side of the gamers.

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