Sunshine@piefed.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 hours agoGabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy gameswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1164 cross-posted to: pcmasterrace@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1164external-linkGabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy gameswww.pcgamer.comSunshine@piefed.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 hours agomessage-square69fedilink cross-posted to: pcmasterrace@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squareGeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 hours agoWe HAD a lot of choices. Because there were lots of digital distribution platforms back in the 2000s. Until that libertarian bastard paid publishers to use Steam for DRM on physical releases. Used its Most Favoured Nation clause to prevent other services from charging less. And whoops. They all go out of business. Generations of G*mers have grown up only knowing the Steam monopoly. That’ll they create any old excuse to try and defend it.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 hours ago Until that libertarian bastard paid publishers to use Steam for DRM on physical releases. Source on that?
minus-squareSaltySalamander@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 hours agoYou won’t get one, unless they decide to post a pic of their asshole.
minus-squareB0NK3RS@lazysoci.allinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 hours agoIt’s all to common nowadays that PC gaming for a lot of people (and especially people new to the platform) is essentially “Steam” gaming…
We HAD a lot of choices. Because there were lots of digital distribution platforms back in the 2000s.
Until that libertarian bastard paid publishers to use Steam for DRM on physical releases.
Used its Most Favoured Nation clause to prevent other services from charging less.
And whoops. They all go out of business.
Generations of G*mers have grown up only knowing the Steam monopoly. That’ll they create any old excuse to try and defend it.
Source on that?
You won’t get one, unless they decide to post a pic of their asshole.
It’s all to common nowadays that PC gaming for a lot of people (and especially people new to the platform) is essentially “Steam” gaming…