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Steam is basically a PC gaming monopoly, so why isn’t anyone mad? (www.digitaltrends.com)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by ooli3@sopuli.xyz to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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ITT I learn that oligarch gabe nawel is the elon musk of gamers

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[–] BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If Steam is a monopoly, then explain how alternatives or competitors still exist. This entire "Steam is a monopoly" is bullshit because competition did and still does exist.

[–] ComradeMiao@beehaw.org -4 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Nane one actual competitor lol

[–] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 week ago

Good Old Games.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

They have tons of competitors. They all just choose to suck.

[–] saigot@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

Xbox gamepass

[–] BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Epic Game Store.

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago

Battle.net, Ubisoft Connect, EA (formerly Origin), Microsoft Store, ...

Steam is a lot of things. If selling games is the only baseline for comparison, then you can add Fanatical, Humble Bundle, IndieGala, ...

There's a lot of overlap.

Steam Workshop? ModDB

Steam Chat? Discord

It bundles it all conveniently and there aren't any drop in alternatives.

[–] Manalith@midwest.social 4 points 1 week ago

I use GOG for DRM free games.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 3 points 1 week ago

Microsoft app store