Comment on Valve runs its massive PC gaming ecosystem with only about 350 employees

• SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Isn’t most of steam self moderated by the publishers and developers?

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  • Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    they have mobile games too, and a tech demo for the steam deck, and the known hero shooter in the works

    basically the people who think valve doesnt make games didnt buy into any of their expansionary market projects (mobile/vr/steam deck). They make games, just ones you dont want to play.

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    • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Nah, their corporate structure legit caused them issues making games, people like to think valve as this perfect company, but it’s hella flawed and it’s peak capitalism too.

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      Lemmy just seems to dislike anything remotely bad being said about them, it’s odd.

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      • cygnus@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        it’s peak capitalism too.

        The screenshot sounds more like “peak anarchism” to me.

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      • Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        im not a steam stan for any reason (i rarely even buy shit off the steam store directly) but its disingenuous to say they dont make games. Id argue peak capitalism is when you force a sequel to a game that didnt necessarily need it. there are a LOT of things I can conplain about when pertaining to valve, but not making games isnt one of them. its a poor argument to make when users choose not to play what they dod make.

        Its similar to Fallout and Elder Scrolls, its not that there ISNT a new fallout or elder scrolls game, its just they made ones that users mostly didnt want to play (ESO, FO:Shelter, FO:76, ES: Blades, ES: Castles) disregarding thr also existing VR versions of each game.

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      • lmaydev@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Letting your employees work on what they like doesn’t seem like the worst thing. It might hurt game profits but seems much nicer for the workers.

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  • uis@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m not sure what do you mean as moderation of store page.

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    • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      They make the information on the store page, they moderate the forums, guides and workshop.

      What does steam moderate themselves?

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      • uis@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        They make the information on the store page

        At least some progress. How information on the store page steam would add without developer? How would steam know title of game, price and other stuff without developer telling it.

        What does steam moderate themselves?

        Reviews and refunds.

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