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[โ€“] Nalivai@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Nothing stops them and yet they mostly don't. There is no good way for a dev to put a game before your eyes, so they have to have some kind of store to do it.

[โ€“] ClamDrinker@lemmy.world -1 points 3 hours ago

Exactly, this is the clear sign that Steam is providing actual value to both developers and players. The PC ecosystem has always had the guaranteed threat of an open platform, so you could cut out any middleman. Which is why it's such a hostile platform to predatory middlemen. The fact this isn't being done to Steam demonstrates them as an example of a (relatively) good middleman.

Best example of Steam being left out and still succeeding on PC - Minecraft launched in a time when Steam was already around and just said "nah, we're good" (citing the 30% cut and concerns over monopoly status) and just went it's own way. There are still plenty of games being created on PC without Steam in the mix, itch.io, self publishing. Steam just makes it a lot easier so many people legitimately want to use them, others don't and can do so. And that's how it should be!