A contributor to GameStop's long-forgotten Steam competitor explains why he thinks Valve came out on top: 'What Steam did better than anybody else was to create a community'
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In hindsight, who would have guessed that Valve would win against the likes of Microsoft, EA, or Ubisoft?
  • Mesophar@pawb.socialEnglish
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    11 hours ago

    “and play your games with friends with a minimum of fuss or resource strain on my PC”

    I think that is more in line with the community aspect being quoted. The way people talk about Steam. The ease of jumping into games with friends, either through “Join Game” features, or private servers. The support for modding and hosting, especially with earlier Source engine stuff (Half-Life and Gary’s Mod, etc).

    It was more than just a launcher, and that changed the way the larger gaming community talked about/saw Steam.