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Larian Studios defends Valve: Steam's success is deserved (www.gamereactor.eu)

submitted 3 hours ago by alessandro@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca

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[–] cosmicpancake@sh.itjust.works 54 points 2 hours ago (3 children)

Larian isn't wrong, Steam mostly works. Stable client, refunds, workshop, Proton, massive userbase and tools that actually help developers and players. A lot of other stores still feel half-baked next to that.

But deserved != harmless. Valve has way too much power, discovery is a dumpster fire, and their communication and policy decisions can be arbitrary. Dominance like that rewards sloppiness and makes it harder for better alternatives to gain traction.

So yeah, Steam earned its place, but I do not want any one company owning PC gaming. Competition keeps them honest, and right now we need more real contenders, not just storefronts throwing money at exclusives.

[–] Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 57 minutes ago

Competition keeps them honest, and right now we need more real contenders, not just storefronts throwing money at exclusives.

Then the competition should put in the work.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 22 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Is discovery a dumpster fire? I mean sure it could be better but I dont think its a dumpster fire. It seems there are constantly new small team indie games doing wild numbers on the platform. If discovery was truely bad we would be seeing the charts dominated by big studios.

[–] Deconceptualist@leminal.space 14 points 1 hour ago

The regular Next Fests have probably been the single best thing for game discovery I've found in s long time. Nothing beats an actual hands-on demo for deciding if I'll wishlist a game.