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psyconz It's hard to imagine any organisation that has a lot of power being around long without stepping on some toes here and there. Valve has unlocked better gaming for Linux users for free. I've also enjoyed hundreds of free games on Epic Games Store, which is nice, but really it's like a drop in the ocean compared to Valve's open source freebies, which I benefit from daily. Cheers Valve! * It is probably just part of their long-term strategy to overtake Windows as the primary gaming platform, but for now, it works for me. Reply
TerryLaze psyconz said: * It is probably just part of their long-term strategy to overtake Windows as the primary gaming platform, but for now, it works for me. Because they get a lower cut if they sell on windows?!?!?!? How does that make sense? Valve gets the same money no matter the platform, their only goal is to make steam available on as many systems as possible, with steam running on linux it also runs on android and that means more potential money for valve. They don't care which OS "wins" or is the biggest, as long as they can sell games on all available ones. Reply
psyconz TerryLaze said: Because they get a lower cut if they sell on windows?!?!?!? How does that make sense? Valve gets the same money no matter the platform, their only goal is to make steam available on as many systems as possible, with steam running on linux it also runs on android and that means more potential money for valve. They don't care which OS "wins" or is the biggest, as long as they can sell games on all available ones. One of the easiest ways is to get people to think of their primary gaming platform as "Steam" based rather than "Windows" based. But I'm sure they're trying many ways, including what you state, to gain traction. They already have a working OS that they can use, and in my opinion, it's a lot better than Windows. How much of a leap is it to think of what might be possible when it comes to gamer's opinions and choices, in the future? Edit: They also have to pay M$ if they want to use M$'s OS on their hardware platforms. Reply
DS426 Happy Birthday Valve! *waves my 20 Years of Service on Steam badge* Reply
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