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alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day ago

Valve "played capitalism so well they broke it" and now Steam can never be replaced, former Epic dev says: "I don't think this is fixable"

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Valve "played capitalism so well they broke it" and now Steam can never be replaced, former Epic dev says: "I don't think this is fixable"

www.gamesradar.com

alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day ago
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He argues if a better launcher emerged it "would still be of no interest to Steam users"
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    13 hours ago

    Give it a generation or three, but yes.

    Companies that “haven’t gone evil” yet are like dynasties that aren’t ruled by a mad king, yet.

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      It usually comes after the original founder leaves or dies.

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