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[–] [email protected] 132 points 2 months ago (4 children)

It's funny because if Bethesda, EA, Ubisoft and Epic joined forces to make one platform they could put a dent in the steam monopoly.

But since they're bunch of shittiy toxic managers with mentality of screwing everyone around for their own benefit, it's never going to happen. They will always fail and crawl back to Gabe

[–] CleoTheWizard 40 points 2 months ago (3 children)

For a short period, yes probably. But Bethesda is a failing studio and so is Ubisoft. EA has popular sports games but I’d guess that’s a very small portion of PC sales considering those games do poorly on the platform compared to consoles. Epic does have loads of money but not enough to float the other companies.

In my view, Microsoft and their GamePass stuff is the only real competitor that will ever take a small dent out of steams sales, mostly because of the Call of Duty titles being on there now. But in order to take 0.05% or whatever of their sales they had to: own the OS for almost every computer running steam, buy dozens of game studios, compete (and lose) in the physical console market over decades, and they had to buy not one but two of the largest studios out there. To the point where they own a significant portion of the iOS App Store that is orders of magnitude more money than PC games and still they cannot compete with steam on their own operating system.

If that doesn’t spell out how unstoppable Steam is, I don’t know what will. The thing that might actually hurt Steam is if those publishers were all GamePass exclusives. Even then, Steam would be just fine I think. Crazy.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Steam is untouchable until Gaben dies. Then God help us all.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I hope he'll turn Steam into non-profit before he dies...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Non profits can still be super corrupt, especially in the US as they don't have to disclose any money flow so a huge percent of the time it goes to the board of directors.

See: Susan B kohlman

[–] nieceandtows 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

His plan is to rise after the third day

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

And on that third day, he releases all the 3 games that they've been withholding. He will be risen, Gaben.

[–] CaptPretentious 3 points 2 months ago

Trust in Lord Gaben

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The only thing to hurt steam will be Gabe dying

[–] CleoTheWizard 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I’m more optimistic about that. I don’t see why the storefront or their general philosophy would change. At least not quickly. What might change is how they treat their IP. Ask yourself if you’d be okay with another half life game being just a 7/10 game. Because I think that’s what would happen.

[–] Hugin 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A 7/10 game would be better then no game. Besides sequels don't erase the original.

[–] CleoTheWizard 2 points 2 months ago

That’s kind of why I said ask yourself. Because I think some of their titles Id rather see live on at a 7/10 level but others I don’t think need it. Like I could handle a TF3 at that level or maybe even a portal game. But half life would kind of hurt to see it not be a 10/10 maximum effort game. I wish they’d finish the story while Gabe is still at the company.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

Steam does good by the customer. No one else does. Only when they are customer first will they make a dent in Steam sales.

[–] Paddzr 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Homie, motherfucking Microsoft couldn't put a dent in STEAM.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Please Microsoft couldn't even maintain Skype dominance after they bought it.

[–] Hugin 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

To be fair they bought skype to break it's end to end encryption at the behest of the us govt. In return they were awarded big contracts.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/11/microsoft-nsa-collaboration-user-data

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

True, they ended P2P networking and proper encryption. It was pretty obvious in the context of Prysm scandal

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

And they killed MSN for it.

[–] TriflingToad 14 points 2 months ago

Its literally the prisoners dilemma but they're too greedy to look at it factually 😭

Explanation for those that don't know https://youtu.be/TJCGTNIwmv8?si=lRAX3BPpKO2j_SOX

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

~~Bethesda~~ Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft and Epic