"Steam will probably still outsell everything else combined by 100x"
  • @conciselyverboseEnglish
    4•2 months ago

    Again, that’s because every other way to distribute games is terrible.

    And it doesn’t really matter, because any sales you actually drive yourself you can give them 0% of, with free steam keys. Sales through their storefront are inherently partly driven by their value add.

      • @conciselyverboseEnglish
        4•2 months ago

        Of course it’s relevant.

        It’s why the PC market is what it is.

          • @conciselyverboseEnglish
            6•2 months ago

            Valve controls the PC market because they created the PC market and are responsible for the overwhelming majority of its progress. And they have done nothing remotely abusive with it.

            They’ve justified their cut and are fully entitled to it.

              • @conciselyverboseEnglish
                2•2 months ago

                They are entitled to a fair cut of sales through their platform. That’s how platforms work.

                  • @conciselyverboseEnglish
                    2•2 months ago

                    You’re the one disqualifying the huge service they’re providing.

                    They’re exactly as entitled to their cut of sales on their platform as the developers of the games are to get paid for their game.