GamingBot@lemmy.zipBM to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 19 days agoValve aren't putting any exclusives on the Steam Machine because they see "the whole PC catalog as our 'launch exclusive'"www.rockpapershotgun.comexternal-linkmessage-square47linkfedilinkarrow-up1346arrow-down19cross-posted to: pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
arrow-up1337arrow-down1external-linkValve aren't putting any exclusives on the Steam Machine because they see "the whole PC catalog as our 'launch exclusive'"www.rockpapershotgun.comGamingBot@lemmy.zipBM to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square47linkfedilinkcross-posted to: pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·19 days agoIt’s more work to make a shittier experience for their customers. Valve knows that alienating customers is the dumbest possible move to make.
minus-squarehomik@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·19 days agoYet that’s still exactly a thing that many other platforms would do. Maximise lock-in.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·19 days agoGave Newell didn’t get an MBA or the lobotomy that apparently goes with it.
minus-squareshani66@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 days agoI’m fairly certain all business degrees or official training is just to indoctrinate the people likely to be in charge later. Capitalism as we know it now wouldn’t survive if any ‘next generation’ ever realized how fucking stupid this all is.
minus-squareSimon_Shitewood@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 days agoAnd did, for the last 30 years, but Steam now have the benefit of hindsight having seen how the last 30 years of console wars have gone.
It’s more work to make a shittier experience for their customers. Valve knows that alienating customers is the dumbest possible move to make.
Yet that’s still exactly a thing that many other platforms would do. Maximise lock-in.
Gave Newell didn’t get an MBA or the lobotomy that apparently goes with it.
I’m fairly certain all business degrees or official training is just to indoctrinate the people likely to be in charge later. Capitalism as we know it now wouldn’t survive if any ‘next generation’ ever realized how fucking stupid this all is.
And did, for the last 30 years, but Steam now have the benefit of hindsight having seen how the last 30 years of console wars have gone.