Because Valve has never done anything like that cough microtransactions, loot boxes, child gambling, selling unfinished games, gutting quality control to collect money from allowing companies to simply pay to get on Steam cough
Whereas the other platforms did?
Anti-competitive stuff.
Like Uplay and Origin moving their games off the third party service onto a first party service (As we’ve established the same thing Steam did)
Or Epic’s timed exclusives.
Unlike Steam’s actual exclusive deals they stuck with publishers to force Steam as DRM. Also preventing it being sold on other online distribution services (because there was a lot back in the day, even IGN had one).
Or their current practice of not allowing publishers to sell a game cheaper on another platform.
Unlike Steam’s actual exclusive deals they stuck with publishers to force Steam as DRM. Also preventing it being sold on other online distribution services (because there was a lot back in the day, even IGN had one).
This didn’t happen.
Or their current practice of not allowing publishers to sell a game cheaper on another platform.
Standard retail policy, and this only applies if they’re distributing Steam keys from those other storefronts.
But steam got in on the ground floor, by the time the others got into the game it was too late because steam offered enough QOL stuff to blow them out of the water. There was no competition. No one wants to install 15 fucking launchers just because every company wants to take on steam. If anyone wants to get in now with a launcher and compete with steam they have to fill a niche that steam isn’t. Like GOGs DRM free games. Or just sell from their own site without the launcher BS. Sure they won’t get the massive advertising bonus or other QOL benefits that comes with being on steams storefront but it’s an option if they’re so worried that they won’t get their money’s worth being on there.
Unlike Steam’s actual exclusive deals they stuck with publishers to force Steam as DRM. Also preventing it being sold on other online distribution services (because there was a lot back in the day, even IGN had one).
You can buy steam keys for games elsewhere. I’ve gotten tons of games off Humble bundles for example.
Again. The exact same thing Steam did.
Because Valve has never done anything like that cough microtransactions, loot boxes, child gambling, selling unfinished games, gutting quality control to collect money from allowing companies to simply pay to get on Steam cough
Whereas the other platforms did?
Anti-competitive stuff.
Like Uplay and Origin moving their games off the third party service onto a first party service (As we’ve established the same thing Steam did)
Or Epic’s timed exclusives.
Unlike Steam’s actual exclusive deals they stuck with publishers to force Steam as DRM. Also preventing it being sold on other online distribution services (because there was a lot back in the day, even IGN had one).
Or their current practice of not allowing publishers to sell a game cheaper on another platform.
This didn’t happen.
Standard retail policy, and this only applies if they’re distributing Steam keys from those other storefronts.
But steam got in on the ground floor, by the time the others got into the game it was too late because steam offered enough QOL stuff to blow them out of the water. There was no competition. No one wants to install 15 fucking launchers just because every company wants to take on steam. If anyone wants to get in now with a launcher and compete with steam they have to fill a niche that steam isn’t. Like GOGs DRM free games. Or just sell from their own site without the launcher BS. Sure they won’t get the massive advertising bonus or other QOL benefits that comes with being on steams storefront but it’s an option if they’re so worried that they won’t get their money’s worth being on there.
You can buy steam keys for games elsewhere. I’ve gotten tons of games off Humble bundles for example.