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Amazon thought it could compete with Steam because it was so much larger than Valve, but Prime Gaming's former VP admits that 'gamers already had the solution to their problems' (www.pcgamer.com)
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I did not realize they were trying to compete in the first place.

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[–] Netrunner@programming.dev -1 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Valve can make some good calls, but do you guys -really- think enshittification is not coming for it ever? It's just a matter of time.

[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 10 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Valve is Augustus Caesar. A benevolent dictator that did much to improve the quality of life of his citizens, but still a dictator. They've centralized control over the PC gaming sphere and brought tons of legitimate improvements to the hobby. Now they have no legitimate competitors. Epic Games is a mosquito bite, Prime Gaming is nothing, GOG is the closest thing and even they're miles behind.

It only took a couple of generations to go from Augustus to Nero. I do not anticipate good things once Gaben retires/dies.

[–] Abnorc@lemm.ee 7 points 23 hours ago

I admit that I still make Steam purchases, but this has started to be in the back of my mind when doing so. It is still another company that sells stuff that the customer ends up not owning. With all that they've done for gaming on Linux and doing right by their customers so far, it's just so hard to doubt them.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 6 points 23 hours ago

When Gabe dies, sure, enshittification will happen. In the meanwhile, enjoy Steam for what it is for now, but prepare with contingencies.