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<blockquote data-quote="Xzi" data-source="post: 10157800" data-attributes="member: 342429"><p>You'd objectively need five to ten separate programs running in the background to cover all the features that Steam provides. In 2003 it didn't have any of this, of course, and so the argument that it only adds inconvenience was stronger back then.</p><p></p><p></p><p>And I thought I was the anti-capitalist in this discussion, lol. A lot of Steam users don't play anything but the free Valve games. As for my library, it was built up over two decades from a ton of free, bundled, and steeply discounted games. Of which, only about a third were bought from the Steam storefront itself, so I think maybe it's not quite as irresistible as you make it out to be.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Console ecosystems don't suck simply because they exist, they suck because they don't provide enough value to someone paying a monthly fee. Windows itself is lacking in gaming-centric features, the ones it does have are implemented better by Steam, and the only reason Microsoft made those slight concessions to begin with is because Valve steered them in that direction.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Even just the process of finding, downloading, and installing a pirated game is more inconvenient then letting Steam do it all for you. Not by a whole lot, but every little bit makes a difference to users that aren't tech-savvy. The "open once" setup remains the same.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Don't be melodramatic. It was practically a meme already by the early 2000s, but PC gaming really was on its death bed. A lot of multiplat games were not getting ported, and the ones that were all ran like ass. Fast forward to today, and there are virtually no worlds left to conquer. If you want to play PS5, XSX, Switch, PC, and retro games all on one device, there's only one option. Without Valve, we would've had to wait another three plus decades for MS to finally pull their thumbs out of their asses and bring us the same kind of renaissance.</p><p></p><p>You and I could get by just fine going back to a DOS interface. That doesn't mean it would be logical, it's just our old man brains trying to get stuck in their ways. "Why carry a Swiss army knife when you could lug around twelve separate tools?" Is a question that answers itself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Xzi, post: 10157800, member: 342429"] You'd objectively need five to ten separate programs running in the background to cover all the features that Steam provides. In 2003 it didn't have any of this, of course, and so the argument that it only adds inconvenience was stronger back then. And I thought I was the anti-capitalist in this discussion, lol. A lot of Steam users don't play anything but the free Valve games. As for my library, it was built up over two decades from a ton of free, bundled, and steeply discounted games. Of which, only about a third were bought from the Steam storefront itself, so I think maybe it's not quite as irresistible as you make it out to be. Console ecosystems don't suck simply because they exist, they suck because they don't provide enough value to someone paying a monthly fee. Windows itself is lacking in gaming-centric features, the ones it does have are implemented better by Steam, and the only reason Microsoft made those slight concessions to begin with is because Valve steered them in that direction. Even just the process of finding, downloading, and installing a pirated game is more inconvenient then letting Steam do it all for you. Not by a whole lot, but every little bit makes a difference to users that aren't tech-savvy. The "open once" setup remains the same. Don't be melodramatic. It was practically a meme already by the early 2000s, but PC gaming really was on its death bed. A lot of multiplat games were not getting ported, and the ones that were all ran like ass. Fast forward to today, and there are virtually no worlds left to conquer. If you want to play PS5, XSX, Switch, PC, and retro games all on one device, there's only one option. Without Valve, we would've had to wait another three plus decades for MS to finally pull their thumbs out of their asses and bring us the same kind of renaissance. You and I could get by just fine going back to a DOS interface. That doesn't mean it would be logical, it's just our old man brains trying to get stuck in their ways. "Why carry a Swiss army knife when you could lug around twelve separate tools?" Is a question that answers itself. [/QUOTE]
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