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Amazon thought it could compete with Steam because it was so much larger than Valve, but Prime Gaming's former VP admits that 'gamers already had the solution to their problems' (www.pcgamer.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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I did not realize they were trying to compete in the first place.

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[–] -1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Valve can make some good calls, but do you guys -really- think enshittification is not coming for it ever? It's just a matter of time.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Valve is Augustus Caesar. A benevolent dictator that did much to improve the quality of life of his citizens, but still a dictator. They've centralized control over the PC gaming sphere and brought tons of legitimate improvements to the hobby. Now they have no legitimate competitors. Epic Games is a mosquito bite, Prime Gaming is nothing, GOG is the closest thing and even they're miles behind.

    It only took a couple of generations to go from Augustus to Nero. I do not anticipate good things once Gaben retires/dies.

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