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Game devs praise Steam as a 'democratic platform' that 'continues to be transformative' for PC gaming today (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] Sniatch 18 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Still I will not buy all my games on Steam. You never know what next person will be in charge and will turn steam into garbage. Don't want to have all my games locked into one plattform.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Really wish Valve or at least Steam became a steward owned company to save it from future owners ruining it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

Would be cool.

But honestly, since I'm a Linux user and Valve has invested in Linux gaming, I'll stick with them for now. If they violate my trust, I'll move to GOG or something. In fact, now that Heroic gets a cut from GOG sales, I'm buying some of my games there, just to indicate to GOG that there's interest.

If a competitor comes along, I'll use them. But for now, Steam is the best option for me, so I'm rewarding them.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I tend to buy on both Steam and GoG. That way I can have my preferred client but also have downloadable full copies of games.

[–] Sniatch 2 points 7 months ago

I always check GOG first when I want to buy a game