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I REALLY do not see Facebook getting the killer app like Half Life 2, or Battlefield like mentioned below on Origin. Besides, that was a completely different ti

I REALLY do not see Facebook getting the killer app like Half Life 2, or Battlefield like mentioned below on Origin. Besides, that was a completely different time, before anything even existed. Steam didn't pull users away from the number one software distributor, to become number one. It was more of a killer app, just to adopt the concept. Further segmenting your software between services, is exactly what people use Steam to AVOID. The fact that everything is in one place, no lost keys, no lost disc, is its selling point. It's bad enough I have to also use Origin to play some key games. So I'm certainly not going to further dilute my libraries.

ssalazar 10y ago
> I REALLY do not see Facebook getting the killer app Between Carmack and Facebook's ability to buy any developer who is on the market I think they can put up a solid contender at launch. Probably won't be enough though; I see this more as a Tidal or Apple Music kind of move--existing major player enters the market with desirable exclusives or platform integration but fails to break out of the middle of the pack.
- r00fus 10y ago
  So you're guessing they'll end up like Microsoft's Xbox division - spending billions to place a solid constant 2nd place, and still not being net revenue positive after a decade.
- overcast 10y ago
  I think you are overestimating the power Carmack has in this. This isn't ID.