alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 年前Gabe Newell says no-one in the industry thought Steam would work as a distribution platform—'I'm not talking about 1 or 2 people, I mean like 99%'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1333cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.workssteamdeck@lemmit.online
arrow-up1333external-linkGabe Newell says no-one in the industry thought Steam would work as a distribution platform—'I'm not talking about 1 or 2 people, I mean like 99%'www.pcgamer.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 年前message-square70fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.workssteamdeck@lemmit.online
minus-squareIllecors@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 年前Someone would’ve picked up the model. The execution? Doubt it.
minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 年前Yes, someone would have. Eventually. But valve did it early. It’s easy to fill a niche once it’s formed. Not so easy to do before, or as it’s forming. Or predict if one will form. I’m not saying valve or Gabe had some kind of foresight or wisdom, I still think it was a gamble. It just happens to be a gamble that worked.
minus-squareGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前It’s literally the risk taking behaviour to foster innovation that economists supposedly talk about.
Someone would’ve picked up the model. The execution? Doubt it.
Yes, someone would have. Eventually.
But valve did it early.
It’s easy to fill a niche once it’s formed. Not so easy to do before, or as it’s forming. Or predict if one will form.
I’m not saying valve or Gabe had some kind of foresight or wisdom, I still think it was a gamble. It just happens to be a gamble that worked.
It’s literally the risk taking behaviour to foster innovation that economists supposedly talk about.