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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)
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[–] 0 points 4 days ago* (4 children)

Because I don't have any reason to refute the notion of AI games being invasive. I'm not here baselessly defending Steam. And it is still not what anyone was talking about.

You claimed there was no enshitification. This is not true. Steam is wrestling right now with their permissive system. While I truly do like that anyone can put their games on the platform they are facing a deluge of low quality AI games that threatens to choke out Indy developers.

Without point or purpose?

If you are being obtuse here I understand, if not then I am actually worried you might be incapable of connecting the dots. Steam is a monopoly that has already enshitified the market. The reason that there is not more competition is because of their practices.

No, show those records you say exist. It doesn't matter what I'm operating from.

Show the record that Steam Keys is an old talking point that is not applicable to what I am saying. You need to think a little harder here.

You don't seem aware about half of what that opinion piece says. It's not even factually

Please, you have not studied this at all. If you are interested you can look it up and read the testimony like I already have. I was once on Steams side and I have thousands of Steam games. I read the evidence and it is clear they have damaged the market.

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    You claimed there was no enshitification.

    How did you get this from telling someone nobody is ignoring Steam's issues as much as that person said they were? Even my last comment says the opposite of "there is no enshittification".

    If you are being obtuse here I understand, if not then I am actually worried you might be incapable of connecting the dots. Steam is a monopoly that has already enshitified the market. The reason that there is not more competition is because of their practices.

    I was asking you to connect the dots because this isn't related to anything I said. It's unclear why you felt the need to bring this up since it's not in dispute.

    Show the record that Steam Keys is an old talking point that is not applicable to what I am saying. You need to think a little harder here.

    Asking for those records you said exist is not relevant to you saying it's all on record? Seems like you're hoping I think about this less, not more. It's starting to seem like you lied about this.

    Please, you have not studied this at all.

    This accusation would hold more water if you actually argued about what it says instead of Gish galloping elsewhere. Again, that article says more than you seem to realize.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 days ago (2 children)

    You said it was a baseless assumption but it is clear it is already enshitified and people don't care and still have positive sentiment. That is not a baseless assumption as I pointed out with examples. I am not sure why you are having a hard time with this.

    You were clearly disputing his attribution that Steam is a monopoly. You even said retail exclusivity when that is not what he said in order to deny they were a monopoly. You accuse me of bringing random things when you did it to begin with which I pointed with examples. Once again, why are you having a hard time with this.

    I don't have to accuse. I know you have not read about this. I know you have not examined the testimony of the many court cases. I know you are full of it. Gish Gallop my ass.

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    You said it was a baseless assumption but it is clear it is already enshitified and people don't care and still have positive sentiment.

    You still don't know what the original statement was.

    You were clearly disputing his attribution that Steam is a monopoly.

    LOL I'd never argue that. Steam is a textbook natural monopoly.

    You even said retail exclusivity when that is not what he said in order to deny they were a monopoly.

    You don't know what retail exclusivity is.

    You accuse me of bringing random things when you did it to begin with which I pointed with examples. Once again, why are you having a hard time with this.

    Its random because its not relevant to what was actually said. The hardest time here seems to be you trying to figure out what other people have said.

    I don't have to accuse. I know you have not read about this.

    You literally have given zero indication you've read your own link.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

    You still don't know what the original statement was

    Please reread it and try again.

    LOL I'd never argue that. Steam is a textbook natural monopoly.

    Glad we can agree.

    Its random because its not relevant to what was actually said.

    I am not even sure where you are going with this anymore.

    You literally have given zero indication you've read your own link.

    Did you want to discuss something from it? I can't tell.

    Edit: Oh I get it now, you expect me to do the research for you? The testimony is in several places and I don't feel like doing the leg work I already have. Cheers!

    Wolfire Games v. Valve Corporation antitrust lawsuit if you actually cared.

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