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72% of devs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC games, according to study (www.gamesindustry.biz)

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[–] Oppopity@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's weird because normally having a monopoly is really bad but all the competition pales in comparison to Steam and they actually provide a good platform. Maybe after Gaben dies Steam will go to shit but for now they're not just the best but also doing way more than just being a place to buy games.

[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I'm expecting that to be the case, so I hedge my bets by also buying from GOG and praying for Gabe to have a long life.

[–] PearOfJudes@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

Thats the thing about gaming specifically. Like there will always be piracy for steam to compete with, and opensource technology like proton, wine. I thank steam for contributing to linux gaming, steamdeck etc, but will drop them in an instant if they go bad.