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Dusk: Unpopular opinion: I'd rather pay Valve 30% and put up with their de facto monopoly than help Epic work towards their own (very obviously desired) monopoly (twitter.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/games@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

Look up the concept of loss leading. Do you think Epic are really just doing this for the benefit of developers or are they after something more insidious?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Yeah sure, Epic wants more market share.

    But that's ok - this is why competition is good. Devs make some more money, consumers get some free games.

    Even if Epic ends up only matching Steam then this is a net win for people.

    Asking for a monopoly is just short-sighted. Gabe leaves and then the next person in line is some $-hungry mofo who makes terrible decisions and you end up with a shit system. You need competition to keep things in check.

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