@[email protected]M to [email protected]English • 6 months agoIndie developer behind 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rated shipbuilder argues that Steam's "free advertising" is worth the 30% cutwww.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1388arrow-down110
arrow-up1378arrow-down1external-linkIndie developer behind 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rated shipbuilder argues that Steam's "free advertising" is worth the 30% cutwww.gamesradar.com@[email protected]M to [email protected]English • 6 months agomessage-square99fedilink
minus-squareMoahlinkfedilinkEnglish0•6 months agoIt’s a de facto monopoly, just like windows was a de facto monopoly despite macos and Linux existing. There are plenty of good games that don’t make it on Steam, and Valve does very little for the money.
minus-square@SupraMariolinkEnglish3•6 months agoI don’t think you understand the level of requirement and cost to host and keep stable a system like steam does for no cost to the user.
It’s a de facto monopoly, just like windows was a de facto monopoly despite macos and Linux existing. There are plenty of good games that don’t make it on Steam, and Valve does very little for the money.
I don’t think you understand the level of requirement and cost to host and keep stable a system like steam does for no cost to the user.