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Valve only has a good reputation because for generations of G*mers it's the default option.
They have been indoctrinated into Steam's system.
It wasn't the default, it literally led the way.
By striking exclusively deals with publishers for digital distribution and using it for DRM for physical releases.
And now the generation that allowed that say to the next that Steam is the default.
Yes because before steam this never happened. Ever. They are the worst, oh hello Epic, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, didn't see you there.