I know a lot of people idolize him, and that’s probably not healthy, but he just gets it. Provide value and convenience for consumers, and consumers will stick around. Squeeze consumers for money, and we’ll leave with a parrot on our shoulders and a one-finger solute.
He’s a weird case, Steam has always been good for pc gaming and Valve releases nothing but polished games without anything predatory.
He just seems to be interested in maintaining a successful business instead of squeezing more money out of people constantly.
Ehh… for as great as Steam and Gaben are, TF2 really seems to have been the catalyst for all the ridiculous lootbox microtransaction mess we have nowadays.
That shit was coming with or without TF2, even if it was the first (which I don’t know if that’s the case). WoW gold farmers proved the concept that people are willing to pay for advantages or conveniences in games (and that was just the first game I played where I saw that, I bet it wasn’t the first), and buying packages with random content was done by MTG and baseball cards before that. It was inevitable that someone would put the two together.
Points at CS2
That thing… That wretched thing…
CS2 is great tho
It’s a downgrade to CS:GO in every way, and didn’t address the one problem the community has been complaining about for a decade – cheaters.
cough CS2 cough
Valve releases nothing but polished games without anything predatory.
Counterpoint: Artifact.
(I mostly agree on everything else though)
I honestly forgot about Artifact entirely.
I think Valve would appreciate if everyone forgot about Artifact as well
henfredemars@infosec.pub 1 year ago
That’s what happens when you’re not beholden to shareholders.