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In 2018 a group of Valve staff tried to figure out just how efficient they were being—and found they were making more money per head than Apple, Facebook, and nearly every tech giant out there (www.pcgamer.com)

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[-] sozesoze@lemmy.world -2 points 9 months ago

Yeah, when you sell loot boxes of digital skins that are widely used on 3rd party illegal e-sports gambling sites, you make billions. Great job, Valve. Ever wonder why e-sports teams have these "BETKING360"-sponsors? It's because young men have money to gamble with and the potential for being the next generation of gambling addicts. Valve knows that, it just doesn't facilitate gambling directly. It just plays bank

I have no love for Gabe Newell, even if he has these charming video skits he sometimes does for TI or whatever

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone -4 points 9 months ago

Zuckerbeg

[+] Outtatime@sh.itjust.works -32 points 9 months ago

I'll never understand the absolute cock worship of steam. They're just a huge, near monopolistic gaming store that apparently requires daily fellatio on this platform. Apparently, I'm supposed to agree or get smashed with the typical vitriol one gets with disagreeing with the hive. You Assholes

[-] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

I don't think steam has been this boon for gamers either. In fact I no longer PC game because I can't hardly get access to AAA games anymore without DRM. Of course now consoles are heading that way with requiring installs to on board storage and neglecting to include the game on disc in a playable state.

In my use case, Steam is basically bloatware. I download mods from outside sources, don't play online with friends, and use better 3rd party platforms for chat and VOIP. It's a frankenstein's monster whose primary use case is DRM. That being said, it does provide value that other people care about. We are in the niche segment that cares about game licenses and ownership rather than conveniences.

[-] Outtatime@sh.itjust.works -3 points 9 months ago

I can agree with that. 👍

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