mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Steam@lemmy.ml · 2 days ago72% of devs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC games, according to studywww.gamesindustry.bizexternal-linkmessage-square248fedilinkarrow-up1249arrow-down121
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minus-squareOppopity@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoVideos games aren’t like food or housing. If you want to buy a game you can look up all the different sites selling it and buy from which ever one you think is best.
minus-squareMk23simp@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoIf you’re a game developer, then the ability to sell games does buy food and housing, and you sell a lot more games on Steam than anywhere else.
minus-squareOppopity@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoAnd if you want to sell on a good platform that platform is going to want to take a cut.
Videos games aren’t like food or housing. If you want to buy a game you can look up all the different sites selling it and buy from which ever one you think is best.
If you’re a game developer, then the ability to sell games does buy food and housing, and you sell a lot more games on Steam than anywhere else.
And if you want to sell on a good platform that platform is going to want to take a cut.