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• Dexx1s@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So then…you’re just admitting that you’re fine with exclusivity once Steam is where it’s exclusive to.

  Nobody’s forcing any developers to be on any platform, and let’s not pretend you actually care about a platform offering a deal to devs for exclusivity. Those same devs are free to say no. But in that same line, Steam gets exclusive games for free. You’re fine with Valve exclusivity that doesn’t pay the devs but hate anyone else getting exclusivity although it does pay them? Interesting.

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  • Neato@ttrpg.network ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Lol. That’s a lot of words you’re putting in my mouth.

    Steam offers no incentives for exclusivity. Others do. Devs choose to launch on steam and there’s nothing stopping them from launching elsewhere. Look at palworld: gamepass and steam and you know they got paid for gamepass.

    Devs use steam because it’s where the people are. Steam has done nothing to try to be anticompetitive to other stores. Unlike said stores.

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    • Dexx1s@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I put nothing in your mouth. Actually, quote the words I’m putting in your mouth. I merely showed the reality of words you typed. If Palworld was available exclusively on Steam would you care? If any other game you care about and wanted to play was exclusively on Steam, would there be a post or comment complaining about it?

      Offering financial incentives isn’t the forcing anyone. You’re fine with Steam getting exclusives, so this has absolutely nothing to do with the concept of exclusives. Devs aren’t forced to take any incentives if they don’t want it.

      But now that you mentioned it:

      Devs use steam because it’s where the people are.

      This is an incentive. Steam doesn’t offer money because they have pretty much a monopoly. And you guys will only buy from Steam, reinforcing it. You know you all of these stores are essentially just where you buy it right? I don’t even use EGS to launch games. It’s not some “you only get to pick one” kinda bullshit.

      Look at palworld: gamepass and steam and you know they got paid for gamepass.

      Yeah, because Game Pass isn’t looking to take on Steam. Game pass is a subscription service.

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      • Neato@ttrpg.network ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        If Palworld was available exclusively on Steam would you care?

        No, because that would be the dev’s choice. It’s also the dev’s choice to take a bribe from Epic and such, but Valve does nothing extra to encourage exclusivity.

        If any other game you care about and wanted to play was exclusively on Steam, would there be a post or comment complaining about it?

        People have and still do complain when games aren’t on GoG. Not as much anymore but it happened.

        Offering financial incentives isn’t the forcing anyone

        OK, we’re done. You don’t understand or acknowledge financial coercion so this is going nowhere. Byyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyye.

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