themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoEpic Games CEO Tim Sweeney supports the $900 million lawsuit against Valve, arguing Steam is "the only major store still holding onto payment ties and 30% junk fee"finance.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square276fedilinkarrow-up1407arrow-down126
arrow-up1381arrow-down1external-linkEpic Games CEO Tim Sweeney supports the $900 million lawsuit against Valve, arguing Steam is "the only major store still holding onto payment ties and 30% junk fee"finance.yahoo.comthemachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square276fedilink
minus-squareGeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoValve only has a good reputation because for generations of G*mers it’s the default option. They have been indoctrinated into Steam’s system.
minus-squarebleepbloopblip@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoIt wasn’t the default, it literally led the way.
minus-squareGeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-23 days agoBy striking exclusively deals with publishers for digital distribution and using it for DRM for physical releases. And now the generation that allowed that say to the next that Steam is the default.
minus-squarebleepbloopblip@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 days agoYes because before steam this never happened. Ever. They are the worst, oh hello Epic, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, didn’t see you there.
minus-squareGeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day ago oh hello Epic Steam literally did it first.
Valve only has a good reputation because for generations of G*mers it’s the default option.
They have been indoctrinated into Steam’s system.
It wasn’t the default, it literally led the way.
By striking exclusively deals with publishers for digital distribution and using it for DRM for physical releases.
And now the generation that allowed that say to the next that Steam is the default.
Yes because before steam this never happened. Ever. They are the worst, oh hello Epic, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, didn’t see you there.
Steam literally did it first.