• greedytacothief@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 hours ago

    Why is everyone acting surprised, this has been Gabe’s thing for a long time? He’s super into boats and submarines and owns a submarine company or something like that. i think I’m burned out from the news cycle, getting outraged by this just feels like a waste of my emotional energy that I could spend somewhere it will matter.

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      5 hours ago

      Because a lot of them are bots hoping to hurt valve’s hardware line. Not sure if it’s Microsoft or Epic Games that’s paying for them, but you can tell both are getting panicked about the announcements and are splashing money around.

    • But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      That or you won’t outrage against your god Gabe.

      “ Elon, trump, bezos, sure fuck those guys, but I don’t have the energy to say fuck Gabe! “

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        1 hour ago

        I hate Elon, Trump and Bezos for reasons other than their expensive hobbies tbf. The company Gabe runs may have what is essentially a monopoly, but it doesn’t engage in monopolistic practices and it gives a lot back to the community, especially if you’re a Linux gamer.

        EGS just sucks and Sweeney himself said he’s not interested in improving it, except by paying for exclusives. Which is funny, because Epic Games used to be pretty great for the gaming industry - with their grants and stuff. GOG is cool, but often publishers don’t want to sell their newer games without DRM. Steam is just the de facto best experience for buying games.